What is a simple code to plot a surface shaped like a tornado? Any help is welcome.
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My quick go at it:
ContourPlot3D[
(x - z/5 Cos[\[Pi] z])^2 + (y - z/5 Sin[\[Pi] z])^2 == (z/4)^2
, {x, -1, 1}, {y, -1, 1}, {z, 0, 2}
, Mesh -> None, Axes -> False, Boxed -> False
, PlotTheme -> "ThickSurface", ContourStyle -> RGBColor[0.41, 0.5, 0.63]
]
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I like "surface synthesis" questions. Here's a simple-minded model that combines an Archimedean spiral with a power law curve:
With[{h = 1/10, n = 24, c = 4, p = 2/3},
ParametricPlot3D[{t (h Cos[n t] + Cos[v]), t (h Sin[n t] + Sin[v]), (c t)^p},
{t, 0, 3}, {v, 0, 2 π}, Axes -> None, Boxed -> False,
Lighting -> "Neutral", Mesh -> False, PlotPoints -> 85,
PlotStyle -> Opacity[3/4, Black], ViewPoint -> {3.2, -1.6, 1.}]]
Adjust parameters as seen fit.
answered Mar 22, 2019 at 6:01
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5$\begingroup$ (I should prolly do a cartoon of the "tornado" moving about in a random walk...) $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 22, 2019 at 12:38