I want to plot a fusilli pasta-like surface. I have seen such a Mathematica-made surface before:
So far, I am able to create normal helical surfaces in the following way:
l = 2;
ParametricPlot3D[{0.1*u Sin[l*t], 0.1*u Cos[l*t], t/(2*Pi)}, {t, 0, 2*Pi}, {u, -1, 1}]
which produces
My question is: How can I build a fusilli helix out of that?
l = 2; ParametricPlot3D[{0.1*u Sin[l*t], 0.1*u Cos[l*t], t/(2*\[Pi])}, {t, 0, 2*\[Pi]}, {u, -1, 1}, Extrusion -> .02, Mesh -> None, Boxed -> False, Axes -> False]
$\endgroup$ – Jason B. Mar 15 '17 at 17:27Show
? I think that's the output you wanted, right? $\endgroup$ – b3m2a1 Mar 15 '17 at 17:27