Equation applied to a parabola/spline?
Equation applied to a parabola/spline?
(OP)
I've got a parabolic equation (x²=-40y) that I need to apply to a spline. Does anyone have any idea on how to do this without having to just specify multiple points ie (0,25; 1, 26) etc?
Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Tony Murschel, CSWA
Dual Xeon 5160 10GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro FX 4500
SWX 2008 SP3.0 x64






RE: Equation applied to a parabola/spline?
There may be a better way, but that was my first thought.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
RE: Equation applied to a parabola/spline?
RE: Equation applied to a parabola/spline?
Experiment:
Draw a parabola. Next draw a spline over the parabola (works best if you start a 2nd sketch). No matter how extensively you define and constrain the spline, it will never perfectly match the parabola.
RE: Equation applied to a parabola/spline?
Tony Murschel, CSWA
Dual Xeon 5160 10GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro FX 4500
SWX 2008 SP3.0 x64
RE: Equation applied to a parabola/spline?
RE: Equation applied to a parabola/spline?
We have several hyperbolic shapes that we create. Our diaforms are wired from the x,y,z points that are generated in excel and inserted into the SW file with Curve Through XYZ Points.
Yes, it would be awesome if you could generate the equation based curves natively in SW, like you can do in ProE.
Cheers,
Anna Wood
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