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ANTENNA SATELLITE DISHES

   * Subject: Re: Antenna dishes
   * Date: Mon, 05 Sep 94 15:55:35 CET [53]
   * From: cjo <cjo@smtpgw.esrange.ssc.se>


  I've made a couple of satellite-dishes myself. But i did it a little bit
  differently.


  1. Create a cone (ADD PRIMITIVE CONE) with (say) 12 vertical sections.


  2. Make it flat by setting the y-size =0 (you now have a circle).


  3. Conform the circle to a sphere (you'll have to experiment a little with
     the two parameters to get it right).


  4. Size the dish to your own preferences. Perhaps you would like it to
     be elliptic :-)


  5. If you want the dish to have depth you'll just have to EXTRUDE it.


  6. If you want the front and the back to have different attribute-settings
     you just pick all the faces on the back (or the front, that is your own
     choice) by PICK RANGE and FRACTURE them from the rest of the antenna.
     (I did this to make the front white and the back gold-colored as this
     is rather usual for antennas on communication satellites.)


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