MagOasis topics -> About shapes

MagOasis tools, Cellider and Mag-O-Mat make available to the user a choice of shapes when operating in the shape-operation mode. This list is expected to keep growing over time in newer revisions of the programs.  Usually the meaning of the input fields of a shape is obvious from its illustration. Many shapes are characterized by a base plane input, which normally refers to the any of the coordinate planes u – v, u – w or v – w. Some shapes (for example a cone) provide an orientation input. This can take on either of the values forward or backward, which refers to the orientation of the shape relative to its base. The figure below illustrates differently oriented conical shapes.