Threading Cylinders On a Torus Coil

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Cylinders are threaded along a torus coil with constant spacing. The controls let you vary the number of turns and the diameter of the torus coil, as well as the number, height, and diameter of the cylinders.
Contributed by: Sándor Kabai (April 2007)
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Published: April 27 2007