ConeCutter Toy with Animated GIF

Plane cuts cone. 3-D interactive with 2-D projection. Conic type identified. Make an animated GIF.

Version 3.1 (11.5 MB)
16 Downloads
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22 Jul 2024

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ConeCutter is a MATLAB app and associated source code
Make the Animated GIF. Pass it on
Cone is wireframe with more wires than rendered
Plane cuts cone and makes conics in an interactive 3-D manner
Gouroud lighting switch
Conics not computed or rendered when plane rotated
Slicing calculations are based on y = mx + b equations for wireframe
Non-interactive 2-D flat projection plot of conic also provided
Conic type identified. Parabolas identified with approximate test
Fun, simple to use, interactive, informative, multiple moving parts
Appeals to sensory intellect and analysis
It's a toy, not a game that is played
Made to be enjoyed. Not a commercial product

Cite As

Steve Lenk (2026). ConeCutter Toy with Animated GIF (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/157676-conecutter-toy-with-animated-gif), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with R2024a to R2024b

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
3.1

Correctly identify conic type. Parabola caught with approximate test due to discrete nature of simulation.
3.0

Previous version misidentified some hyperbolas as parabolas. Conic identification eliminated.
2.1.0

Now includes a Spiffy Animated GIF. Download and pass the GIF on to others.

2.0.0