On 6 November 2012 17:48, Chris Radek <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think andy thinks you mean calculate normal as
> (XYZ - current) cross (IJK - current) which he rightfully says flips
> direction given an arc of more or less than semicircle, and for
> semicircle and full circle it's indeterminate.

Though having said that, one can at least be consistent in assuming
that start-end-centre are a clockwise triangle.
(but that does flip as the arc becomes > 180 degrees).

I think clockwise numbering is how STL defines face normals.

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