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by robertw
Sun Nov 13, 2022 1:42 pm
Forum: Stella Feature Requests
Topic: equalize only some edge lengths
Replies: 1
Views: 12288

Re: equalize only some edge lengths

Stella doesn't currently have an equalise-edge function anyway. It can try to make faces regular, but this also means equalising the angles. I have been experimenting with code to simply equalise edge lengths, but it applies to all. We don't have a multi-select for edges, but I might be able to make...
by robertw
Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:58 am
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: Net for cuboctahedron from tetrahedra+octagons? and Torus
Replies: 2
Views: 12917

Re: Net for cuboctahedron from tetrahedra+octagons? and Torus

Sorry, I meant to come back to this. You would need 8 tetrahedra and 6 square pyramids (half octahedra), but not sure what you mean by a skeletal net. I think of a net as how a polyhedron unfolds into 2D, but that's not what you mean. I think you mean just the faces of the tetrahedra and pyramids th...
by robertw
Tue Oct 25, 2022 12:11 pm
Forum: Stella Feature Requests
Topic: make stella4d open source
Replies: 7
Views: 19217

Re: make stella4d open source

You thought people work for free? Donations might work for a product with very wide appeal. Small percentage of people using it would donate a small amount, so only works with huge audience. Stella has an extremely niche market appeal. And it's not expensive. I've certainly paid more for other softw...
by robertw
Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:08 am
Forum: Stella Feature Requests
Topic: Type in precise values to morph between duals percentage
Replies: 2
Views: 12772

Re: Type in precise values to morph between duals percentage

You mean this? Options->Set Dual Morphing Ratio

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by robertw
Thu Oct 06, 2022 2:18 am
Forum: Stella Feature Requests
Topic: make stella4d open source
Replies: 7
Views: 19217

Re: make stella4d open source

Your requests mostly come across more as demands or even threats (what's this nonsense about being sued?). This only motivates me more to NOT do what you're demanding I do. Spamming the same demand multiple times doesn't help and only wastes my time. I worked on Stella for many years. At one point I...
by robertw
Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:33 am
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: How many people bought Small Stella, Great Stella, and Stella4D?
Replies: 1
Views: 12754

Re: How many people bought Small Stella, Great Stella, and Stella4D?

Sorry I'm not comfortable giving out sales figures
by robertw
Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:19 am
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: Program Crashes Scaling Inradius
Replies: 5
Views: 15700

Re: Program Crashes Scaling Inradius

I haven't started any kind of beta testing yet, but will let you know if I do
by robertw
Sat Sep 03, 2022 12:36 pm
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: Program Crashes Scaling Inradius
Replies: 5
Views: 15700

Re: Program Crashes Scaling Inradius

I fixed this already, but won't be available till the next release which will be a while. You're right that Archimedean solids don't have a single inradius, that is, not all faces are at the same distance from the centre. But it still shows one of the inradii and you should be allowed to change it. ...
by robertw
Sat Sep 03, 2022 12:30 pm
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: why does 4d view (not cross sections) don't have color blending on faces
Replies: 1
Views: 12743

Re: why does 4d view (not cross sections) don't have color blending on faces

Because thiongs don't happen automatically. Everything takes time and this is something I never got around to. Maybe somday.
by robertw
Sat Sep 03, 2022 11:37 am
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: typo in https://www.software3d.com/Support.php
Replies: 1
Views: 12636

Re: typo in https://www.software3d.com/Support.php

Thanks, fixed.
by robertw
Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:29 am
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: Stepping through stellations
Replies: 1
Views: 13013

Re: Stepping through stellations

No, it goes one at a time. You can hold down the up-arrow though to continuously move through them. Another thing you can do is start by selecting one or more cells you want, and it will try to continue from there. Going 20 at a time, or any other fixed number, wouldn't help much. There are often tr...
by robertw
Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:34 am
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: Coincident edges
Replies: 2
Views: 13406

Re: Coincident edges

No Stella keeps them separate, so edges with 4 faces would count as two edges each with two faces.

But what you're seeing is only a warning, not an error. Just click OK and it should be fine.
by robertw
Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:31 am
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: Strange rendering anomaly in Great Stella
Replies: 2
Views: 13890

Re: Strange rendering anomaly in Great Stella

Part of the base shows, but the central region is missing. This is because there's no enclosed volume above or below it. Nets are based on active stellation cells, and in this case there's no stellation cell above or below, so that part of the face is missing from the nets. It's not ideal, but you c...
by robertw
Sat Jul 23, 2022 7:45 am
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: How do I transfer the license to a new computer?
Replies: 2
Views: 13766

Re: How do I transfer the license to a new computer?

I have re-sent your license details to your email. You can use these on your new computer.
by robertw
Thu Jul 21, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Stella Forum
Topic: why stella4d can't autocolor 4d OFFs without color information, as opposed to 3d
Replies: 1
Views: 12823

Re: why stella4d can't autocolor 4d OFFs without color information, as opposed to 3d

When you say "can't" do you mean by "doesn't by default"? Probably because it's completely different code and I didn't even know it behaved differently. But can't you simply select "Color->BasicColor Scheme->Auto Color" from the menu? Or easier hit Tab once or twice (it toggles between single and au...