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February 17, 2010
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graphing an ellipse in 3D

  • February 17, 2010
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I'm trying to plot the ellipse that is formed when a plane intersects a 3D surface. I have the equation for the ellipse, but I can't figure out how to put it into the 3D graph so that it outlines the place where the plane cuts the surface.

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RichardJ19-Tanzanite
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February 17, 2010
This forum has very little traffic, and very low upload limits for files. The main Mathcad forum is here: http://collab.mathsoft.com/~mathcad2000 You should go there, and post a worksheet showing where you have got to. If you save back to version 11 format you will get a wider audience. You will need to plot it parametrically, but it's hard to explain how to do that without putting it in a worksheet. Richard
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