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curve defined by an equation

curve defined by an equation

curve defined by an equation

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Hi!

I'm trying to draw a parabolic curve and I'd like to know if there's any way to do it by introducing a table of values(x and y) or by introducing a formula as y=x^2

Thank's very much for your help

RE: curve defined by an equation


That's a very simple formula to setup.

Do you know how to setup parameters?

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RE: curve defined by an equation

The Parabola y = x2 is a unique Conic, and is a curve that can be created direct in Catia:

Insert => Wireframe => Conic.

A simple example is a parabola that starts at (1,1,0), ends at (-1,1,0), has a vertex at (0,0,0) and a directrix at (0,-1,0) - this is the tangents intersection point. The Parameter  for a parabola is 0.5, parameter values [0>P<0.5] are elliptical, those [0.5>P<1] are hyperbolic.



The only difference between any parabolas is the Scale, so whatever values you have for the parabola dimensions, the point values can found from y = x2 ; the tangent intersection point is always minus the 'y' value of the start and end points.

RE: curve defined by an equation

check the online documentation for Creating a Curve From Its Equation

Then if you have question on this, tell us more about your problem, but everything is detailed in the DS doc...

Eric N.
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