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Re: Distingushing between the front and back faces of a quad-mesh

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From: Rich Thomson
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1992 19:45
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In article <1992Jul31.174551.11445@news2.cis.umn.edu>
	najafi@matterhorn.ee.umn.edu (Hossein Lari-Najafi) writes:
>I am trying to use the PHIGS' quadrilateral mesh. For visualization reason, 
>I would like to give the back side of it the mesh PSTYLE_SOLID.  I refered
>to the example on page 240-241 of the Gaskins' book, it make sence, but it
>does not work (believe me, I ftp'd the example and ran it).  

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "it does not work"?  I FTP'd the
example and ran it.  I got exactly the same picture the book shows.

>Is there anyone out there that knows how to do this?

You do it exactly the way the book shows.  Again, it is difficult to
be more helpful without more information on what you saw and what
system you are working with, etc.

							-- Rich
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