Multiple Planes through Surfaces

move skew plane

rotate i

-1

rotate j

-0.298

rotate k

0

translate

-0.6

surface

select

cone

opacity

skew plane

0.5

plane x=0

0.5

plane y=0

0.5

plane z=0

0.5

surface

0.5

mesh

5

This Demonstration lets you control a variable skew plane cutting a sphere, ellipsoid, cone, paraboloid, or hyperboloid, with an option to change the contours or opacities of the component parts. The three coordinate planes are also shown.