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!PolyNet last updated 30 June 1997 The PolyNet application draws a view of a polyhedron as a 3D solid and helps you to create a planar net for it. There may be many possible nets; if you want to print the net, cut it out and recreate the 3D polyhedron, make the smallest number of tabs to cut out and stick together. Click on !PolyNet to load it on to the icon bar. Turn on !Help (in Apps) for continuous help over windows. Drop the data file for the polyhedron on to the !Polynet icon on the iconbar, to open a window showing the solid drawn in white with faces outlined in black. The name of the polyhedron is shown in the title of the window. If the solid already has some 'net' data you will see a warning window, Click on the 'OK' to continue, or 'Cancel' to ignore these old net data. *** Warning *** Some old net data do not conform properly to the face ordering conventions expected. This may produce curious effects on the tabs if you try to delete faces from the net. Click 'MENU' over the icon on the icon bar for a menu where you can read the latest version of the program by looking at 'info', display this help, change the choices (face colours and tab shapes and colour) or quit. How to make the net (The description assumes that the default face colours set in the choices file have not been changed.) Click 'SELECT' over any face of the solid, which will turn red to show it is the last face you selected. A new 'net' window opens with the face you selected rotated into the plane of the screen and coloured red. Click on an adjacent face in the solid to add it to the net. The previous face turns grey in both windows to show it has already been selected. The net window always shows the part of the solid you are working on in the middle of the window. Then click on another adjacent face, to add it to the net. If all adjacent faces are coloured, you can click 'SELECT' on a grey face already selected in another part of the solid, to turn it green in both windows. You can then continue from this face until the net is complete. You can only select faces which are adjacent to the red or green ones, clicking over others makes the program 'Beep'. Rotating the solid When you have clicked on all the visible faces in the 'solid' window, use the cursor keys to rotate it so that you can see more faces to select. The arrowed Cursor keys, and the 'Page up' and 'Page down' rotate the solid; < and > change its size, when the top bar of the 3D window is coloured yellow. Click 'SELECT' anywhere inside the window to turn the top bar yellow when it is grey. Click 'ADJUST' over any face to remove it from the net; if you pick one other than the red face it is quite likely to make a hole in the net which may be hard to repair. Saving the net When all the solid has been made into a net, a small menu appears with two items. Choose 'data' to save the data for the solid as it was read in but now with the additional net. Choose 'draw' to save the net as a Draw file. Save the files in the usual way by dragging the sprite to the directory where you want to store the new file. You can save an incomplete net as a Draw file at any time by clicking 'MENU' over the net window, and then clicking on the 'OK' icon in the following warning message window. Incomplete nets have no tabs. Note that it is not possible to make a single net for some of the non convex polyhedra. Some of the larger ones may be 'floppy' and need internal strengthening planes; !PolyNet makes no attempt to draw such planes. Some stellations are easier to make if you start from the original polyhedron; for example, make the 3D model for the dodecahedron and then to make the 1st stellation, use !PolyNet to make a net for one pentagonal pyramid, use !Draw to replicate it 11 times, and stick a pyramid on to each face of the dodecahedron. You can erase all the faces so far selected by clicking 'Menu' over the solid window and choosing 'restart'. Choices Click 'MENU' over the icon on the icon bar to see a window where you can change the default colours of the faces, request tabs be added to the Draw file and change the parameters affecting their shape. You cannot save your new choices if the 'save' icon is greyed out. This happens when the access to the 'Choices' file is locked, as it may be when running on a network. Default colours The colours are chosen from those of the Acorn Desktop. Face colour index Unused face white 0 Used face grey 2 Last selected face red 11 Selected face green 10 (when a previously selected face is chosen as the next one to add another face adjacent to it) Change the colours by dragging the icon of the new colour from the column of possible colours on the left on to the icon adjacent to the item to change. Tabs The 'Show tabs' icon is selected by default. Tabs are filled with colour cream, number 12. The angle which the tab makes with the face has a default value of 60, a maximum of 99 and a minimum of 1 degree The width is a fraction of the length of the side of the face to which it is attached. The default value is 0.25, the minimum 0.1 and the maximum 0.6. To change any of these select 'Choices' from the MENU of the icon on the iconbar. Further information can be found in the directory 'Docs' including a definition of the file formats. If you find an error, please copy the file 'Docs.FaultRep' to another one, named for example 'EReport', and use an editor to complete the form to tell us what you were doing when the error happened. Send the report to us at the address below, preferably with an example data file. The more details you can give us the more likely it is that we will be able to reproduce your problem and correct the program. 'Fortran Friends', P.O.Box 64, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0TH
00000000 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | | 00000010 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 50 6f 6c 79 4e 65 74 20 | !PolyNet | 00000020 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |. | 00000030 20 6c 61 73 74 20 75 70 64 61 74 65 64 20 33 30 | last updated 30| 00000040 20 4a 75 6e 65 20 31 39 39 37 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 | June 1997..The | 00000050 50 6f 6c 79 4e 65 74 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 |PolyNet applicat| 00000060 69 6f 6e 20 64 72 61 77 73 20 61 20 76 69 65 77 |ion draws a view| 00000070 20 6f 66 20 61 20 70 6f 6c 79 68 65 64 72 6f 6e | of a polyhedron| 00000080 20 61 73 20 0a 61 20 33 44 20 73 6f 6c 69 64 20 | as .a 3D solid | 00000090 61 6e 64 20 68 65 6c 70 73 20 79 6f 75 20 74 6f |and helps you to| 000000a0 20 63 72 65 61 74 65 20 61 20 70 6c 61 6e 61 72 | create a planar| 000000b0 20 6e 65 74 20 66 6f 72 20 69 74 2e 0a 54 68 65 | net for it..The| 000000c0 72 65 20 6d 61 79 20 62 65 20 6d 61 6e 79 20 70 |re may be many p| 000000d0 6f 73 73 69 62 6c 65 20 6e 65 74 73 3b 20 69 66 |ossible nets; if| 000000e0 20 79 6f 75 20 77 61 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 70 72 69 | you want to pri| 000000f0 6e 74 20 74 68 65 0a 6e 65 74 2c 20 63 75 74 20 |nt the.net, cut | 00000100 69 74 20 6f 75 74 20 61 6e 64 20 72 65 63 72 65 |it out and recre| 00000110 61 74 65 20 74 68 65 20 33 44 20 70 6f 6c 79 68 |ate the 3D polyh| 00000120 65 64 72 6f 6e 2c 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 74 68 65 20 |edron, make the | 00000130 0a 73 6d 61 6c 6c 65 73 74 20 6e 75 6d 62 65 72 |.smallest number| 00000140 20 6f 66 20 74 61 62 73 20 74 6f 20 63 75 74 20 | of tabs to cut | 00000150 6f 75 74 20 61 6e 64 20 73 74 69 63 6b 20 74 6f |out and stick to| 00000160 67 65 74 68 65 72 2e 0a 20 0a 43 6c 69 63 6b 20 |gether.. .Click | 00000170 6f 6e 20 21 50 6f 6c 79 4e 65 74 20 74 6f 20 6c |on !PolyNet to l| 00000180 6f 61 64 20 69 74 20 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 |oad it on to the| 00000190 20 69 63 6f 6e 20 62 61 72 2e 0a 0a 54 75 72 6e | icon bar...Turn| 000001a0 20 6f 6e 20 21 48 65 6c 70 20 28 69 6e 20 41 70 | on !Help (in Ap| 000001b0 70 73 29 20 66 6f 72 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 6f |ps) for continuo| 000001c0 75 73 20 68 65 6c 70 20 6f 76 65 72 20 77 69 6e |us help over win| 000001d0 64 6f 77 73 2e 0a 0a 44 72 6f 70 20 74 68 65 20 |dows...Drop the | 000001e0 64 61 74 61 20 66 69 6c 65 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 |data file for th| 000001f0 65 20 70 6f 6c 79 68 65 64 72 6f 6e 20 6f 6e 20 |e polyhedron on | 00000200 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 21 50 6f 6c 79 6e 65 74 0a |to the !Polynet.| 00000210 69 63 6f 6e 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 69 63 6f 6e |icon on the icon| 00000220 62 61 72 2c 20 74 6f 20 6f 70 65 6e 20 61 20 77 |bar, to open a w| 00000230 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 73 68 6f 77 69 6e 67 20 74 68 |indow showing th| 00000240 65 20 73 6f 6c 69 64 0a 64 72 61 77 6e 20 69 6e |e solid.drawn in| 00000250 20 77 68 69 74 65 20 77 69 74 68 20 66 61 63 65 | white with face| 00000260 73 20 6f 75 74 6c 69 6e 65 64 20 69 6e 20 62 6c |s outlined in bl| 00000270 61 63 6b 2e 20 54 68 65 20 6e 61 6d 65 20 6f 66 |ack. The name of| 00000280 20 74 68 65 0a 70 6f 6c 79 68 65 64 72 6f 6e 20 | the.polyhedron | 00000290 69 73 20 73 68 6f 77 6e 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 |is shown in the | 000002a0 74 69 74 6c 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 77 69 6e |title of the win| 000002b0 64 6f 77 2e 20 0a 0a 49 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f |dow. ..If the so| 000002c0 6c 69 64 20 61 6c 72 65 61 64 79 20 68 61 73 20 |lid already has | 000002d0 73 6f 6d 65 20 27 6e 65 74 27 20 64 61 74 61 20 |some 'net' data | 000002e0 79 6f 75 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 73 65 65 20 61 20 0a |you will see a .| 000002f0 77 61 72 6e 69 6e 67 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 2c 20 |warning window, | 00000300 43 6c 69 63 6b 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 27 4f 4b |Click on the 'OK| 00000310 27 20 74 6f 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 65 2c 20 6f |' to continue, o| 00000320 72 20 27 43 61 6e 63 65 6c 27 20 0a 74 6f 20 69 |r 'Cancel' .to i| 00000330 67 6e 6f 72 65 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 6f 6c 64 20 |gnore these old | 00000340 6e 65 74 20 64 61 74 61 2e 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 |net data... | 00000350 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 2a | *| 00000360 2a 2a 20 57 61 72 6e 69 6e 67 20 2a 2a 2a 0a 20 |** Warning ***. | 00000370 20 20 20 53 6f 6d 65 20 6f 6c 64 20 6e 65 74 20 | Some old net | 00000380 64 61 74 61 20 64 6f 20 6e 6f 74 20 63 6f 6e 66 |data do not conf| 00000390 6f 72 6d 20 70 72 6f 70 65 72 6c 79 20 74 6f 0a |orm properly to.| 000003a0 74 68 65 20 66 61 63 65 20 6f 72 64 65 72 69 6e |the face orderin| 000003b0 67 20 63 6f 6e 76 65 6e 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 65 78 |g conventions ex| 000003c0 70 65 63 74 65 64 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 6d 61 79 |pected. 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The p| 000006a0 72 65 76 69 6f 75 73 20 66 61 63 65 20 74 75 72 |revious face tur| 000006b0 6e 73 20 67 72 65 79 20 69 6e 20 62 6f 74 68 20 |ns grey in both | 000006c0 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 73 20 74 6f 20 73 68 6f 77 0a |windows to show.| 000006d0 69 74 20 68 61 73 20 61 6c 72 65 61 64 79 20 62 |it has already b| 000006e0 65 65 6e 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 65 64 2e 20 54 68 |een selected. Th| 000006f0 65 20 6e 65 74 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 20 61 6c 77 |e net window alw| 00000700 61 79 73 20 73 68 6f 77 73 20 0a 74 68 65 20 70 |ays shows .the p| 00000710 61 72 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 6c 69 64 |art of the solid| 00000720 20 79 6f 75 20 61 72 65 20 77 6f 72 6b 69 6e 67 | you are working| 00000730 20 6f 6e 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 6d 69 64 64 6c | on in the middl| 00000740 65 20 6f 66 0a 20 74 68 65 20 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 |e of. the window| 00000750 2e 20 54 68 65 6e 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 20 6f 6e 20 |. Then click on | 00000760 61 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 61 64 6a 61 63 65 6e 74 |another adjacent| 00000770 20 66 61 63 65 2c 20 74 6f 20 61 64 64 20 0a 69 | face, to add .i| 00000780 74 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 6e 65 74 2e 20 49 66 |t to the net. If| 00000790 20 61 6c 6c 20 61 64 6a 61 63 65 6e 74 20 66 61 | all adjacent fa| 000007a0 63 65 73 20 61 72 65 20 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 65 64 |ces are coloured| 000007b0 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 0a 63 61 6e 20 63 6c 69 63 6b |, you .can click| 000007c0 20 27 53 45 4c 45 43 54 27 20 6f 6e 20 61 20 67 | 'SELECT' on a g| 000007d0 72 65 79 20 66 61 63 65 20 61 6c 72 65 61 64 79 |rey face already| 000007e0 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 65 64 20 69 6e 20 0a 61 6e | selected in .an| 000007f0 6f 74 68 65 72 20 70 61 72 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 |other part of th| 00000800 65 20 73 6f 6c 69 64 2c 20 74 6f 20 74 75 72 6e |e solid, to turn| 00000810 20 69 74 20 67 72 65 65 6e 20 69 6e 20 62 6f 74 | it green in bot| 00000820 68 20 0a 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 73 2e 20 59 6f 75 20 |h .windows. You | 00000830 63 61 6e 20 74 68 65 6e 20 63 6f 6e 74 69 6e 75 |can then continu| 00000840 65 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 69 73 20 66 61 63 65 |e from this face| 00000850 20 75 6e 74 69 6c 20 0a 74 68 65 20 6e 65 74 20 | until .the net | 00000860 69 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 65 2e 20 59 6f 75 |is complete. You| 00000870 20 63 61 6e 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 | can only select| 00000880 20 66 61 63 65 73 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 0a 61 72 | faces which .ar| 00000890 65 20 61 64 6a 61 63 65 6e 74 20 74 6f 20 74 68 |e adjacent to th| 000008a0 65 20 72 65 64 20 6f 72 20 67 72 65 65 6e 20 6f |e red or green o| 000008b0 6e 65 73 2c 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 6f 76 |nes, clicking ov| 000008c0 65 72 20 0a 6f 74 68 65 72 73 20 6d 61 6b 65 73 |er .others makes| 000008d0 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 27 42 65 | the program 'Be| 000008e0 65 70 27 2e 0a 0a 52 6f 74 61 74 69 6e 67 20 74 |ep'...Rotating t| 000008f0 68 65 20 73 6f 6c 69 64 0a 0a 57 68 65 6e 20 79 |he solid..When y| 00000900 6f 75 20 68 61 76 65 20 63 6c 69 63 6b 65 64 20 |ou have clicked | 00000910 6f 6e 20 61 6c 6c 20 74 68 65 20 76 69 73 69 62 |on all the visib| 00000920 6c 65 20 66 61 63 65 73 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 |le faces in the | 00000930 27 73 6f 6c 69 64 27 0a 77 69 6e 64 6f 77 2c 20 |'solid'.window, | 00000940 75 73 65 20 74 68 65 20 63 75 72 73 6f 72 20 6b |use the cursor k| 00000950 65 79 73 20 74 6f 20 72 6f 74 61 74 65 20 69 74 |eys to rotate it| 00000960 20 73 6f 20 74 68 61 74 20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e | so that you can| 00000970 20 73 65 65 0a 6d 6f 72 65 20 66 61 63 65 73 20 | see.more faces | 00000980 74 6f 20 73 65 6c 65 63 74 2e 20 54 68 65 20 61 |to select. 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