Check out curtate cycloid curves: http://liutaiomottola.com/formulae/curtate.htm
>________________________________ >From: Kirk Wallace <[email protected]> >To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 3:18 PM >Subject: [Emc-users] OT: 3D Surface Generation > >I would like to mill some 3D surfaces (violin plates) but I need a means >to go from a paper plan to g-code. I have Synergy with 3D, but I would >prefer to use a free and open solution. Heeks looks promising but >doesn't look like it is ready for general consumption yet. It looks to >me like I should be able to use a few key points such as a set of 2D >curve end and center points plus some sort of curve fitting algorithm to >come up with the intermediate points on the curve. I looked at Bezier >and NURBS curves, but from my brief look at them, it looks like the >curves only go through the known end points and not through known way >points. Is there a curve type I should look at? Or, even better, is some >one machining 3D curves appropriate for instrument making or boat hulls >and would like to share how it is generally done? > >-- >Kirk Wallace >http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ >http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html >California, USA > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop >What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses >from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops >provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable >virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
