R: Generate extrusion mesh

extrude3d {rgl} | R Documentation

## Generate extrusion mesh

### Description

Given a two-dimensional polygon, this generates a three-dimensional extrusion of the shape by triangulating the polygon and creating a cylinder with that shape as the end faces.

### Usage

    extrude3d(x, y = NULL, thickness = 1, smooth = FALSE, ...)

### Arguments

`x, y` | A polygon description in one of the forms supported by `triangulate`.
`thickness` | The extrusion will have this thickness.
`smooth` | logical; should normals be added so that the edges of the extrusion appear smooth?
`...` | Other parameters to pass to `tmesh3d` when constructing the mesh.

### Details

The extrusion is always constructed with the polygon in the xy plane at `z = 0` and another copy at `z = thickness`. Use the transformation functions (e.g. `rotate3d`) to obtain other orientations and placements.

### Value

A mesh object containing a triangulation of the polygon for each face, and quadrilaterals for the sides.

### Author(s)

Duncan Murdoch

### See Also

`polygon3d` for a simple polygon, `triangulate` for the triangulation, `turn3d` for a solid of rotation.

### Examples

    x <- c(1:10, 10:1)
    y <- rev(c(rep(c(0, 2), 5), rep(c(1.5, -0.5), 5)))
    plot(x, y, type = "n")
    polygon(x, y)
    open3d()
    shade3d( extrude3d(x, y), col = "red" )

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