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+%% Copyright (c) 2010 Juan Pablo Carbajal <carbajal@ifi.uzh.ch>
+%%
+%% This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+%% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+%% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+%% any later version.
+%%
+%% This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+%% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+%% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+%% GNU General Public License for more details.
+%%
+%% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+%% along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+%% -*- texinfo -*-
+%% @deftypefn {Function File} @var{str} = ruledSurfGeo (@var{id}, @var{nloop}, @var{loops}, @var{centerid})
+%% Generates a string for Gmsh Ruled Surface format.
+%%
+%% Creates a ruled surface with identifier @var{id}, i.e., a surface that can be
+%% interpolated using transfinite interpolation. @var{nloop} indicates the number
+%% of loops that define the surface. @var{loops} should contain the identification
+%% number of a line loop composed of either three or four elementary lines.
+%% @var{centerid} is the identification number of the center of the sphere, this
+%% forces the surface to be a spherical patch.
+%%
+%% @end deftypefn
+
+function str = ruledSurfGeo(id,nloop,loops,centerid)
+ substr = repmat(',%d',1,nloop-1);
+
+ if ~isempty(centerid)
+ str = sprintf(['Ruled Surface(%d) = {%d' substr '} In Sphere {%d};\n'], ...
+ id,loops,centerid);
+ else
+ error('data2geo:Error',"The id of the centers shouldn't be empty");
+ end
+
+end