How to create a torch shell?¶
A TorchShell is a complex object defined by two points representing the center of two circles and the respective radii. The caveat is that in one of the faces there’s an eccentricity that splits the circle into two semi-circles and a rectangle.
import numpy as np
from kokiy import TorchShell
n_azi, n_longi = 48, 5
pt_left = np.array((0., 0., 0.))
pt_right = np.array((0., 0., 1.))
radius_left = 0.3
radius_right = 1.2
ecc_pt = np.array((.5, 0., 1.))
shell = TorchShell(n_azi, n_longi, pt_left, pt_right, radius_left,
radius_right, ecc_pt)
The following interactive plot may shed some light on the generated geometry:
Notice several points collapse in the side opposite to the eccentricity.