Space Geometry with Metapost *
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METAPOST is a tool especially well-suited for the inclusion of technical drawings in a document. In this article, we show how METAPOST can be used to represent objects in space and especially how it can be used for drawing geometric constructions involving lines, planes, as well as their intersections, orthogonal planes, etc. All the features belong to a new METAPOST package aimed at all those who teach and study geometry. This article is dedicated to Donald Knuth whose PhD dissertation was on projective geometry.
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METAPOST is a tool especially well-suited for the inclusion of technical drawings in a document. In this article, we show how METAPOST can be used to represent objects in space and especially how it can be used for drawing geometric constructions involving lines, planes, as well as their intersections, orthogonal planes, etc. All the features belong to a new METAPOST package aimed at all those ...
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