WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Polygonal Tori

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polygonal cross section
circumradius
0.6
number of vertices
3
4
5
6
7
8
longitudinal gap
0.85
meridional gap
0.55
viewpoint
default
above
side
This Demonstration shows a torus with a polygonal cross section.
To get a better view of its inside, open up the meridional and longitudinal gaps.
The Serret–Frenet formulas (using Mathematica's built-in FrenetSerretSystem) are used to generate the parametric equation of the torus surface.