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Arevos · Aug 2nd, 2006, 3:51 AM

You could also treat the half-pipe as a mathematical curve. Differentiate the curve to find the tangent, find the perpendicular, and use trigonometry to find the corresponding angle to rotate it by.

Aug 2nd, 2006, 3:51 AM	#5
Arevos Programming Guru Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,499 Rep Power: 5	You could also treat the half-pipe as a mathematical curve. Differentiate the curve to find the tangent, find the perpendicular, and use trigonometry to find the corresponding angle to rotate it by.