Circle Involute 3D Art
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An edge of a rectangle rolled on a cylinder sweeps out a surface that can be regarded as an extruded circle involute. Pairs of such surfaces can be selected to produce gears on a cylinder.
Contributed by: Sándor Kabai (September 2008)
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Published: September 10 2008