Re: [Visualpython-users] Line between two 3D points.

[Anders P. <an...@gm...>]

Hello!

This is simple to to.
You need to write like this:
point1=(a,b,c)
point2=(x,y,z)
cylinder(pos=point1, axis=point2-point1)

Regards
/Anders Petersson


On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Doug Mair <dou...@gm...> wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
> What is the VPython code to draw a cylinder between two arbitrary 3D
> points?
>
> I'm looking for an equivalent to the Windows GDI:
>     line(x1, y1, x2, y2), but in 3d.
>
> Maybe    Line(x1, y1, z1, x2, y2, z2)  or  Line(point1=(x,y,z),
> point2=(x,y,z))
>
> It seems that I would have to calculate the angle vector between the two
> points and use that as the axis.
>
> Then I would have to calculate the distance between the two points.
>
> Is there an easier way?   Sample code would help too.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug Mair
>
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