How to draw other analytical sketches?

[sirmick]

Is it possible in the solidworks sketcher to draw hyperbolas, cubic, and other higher order polynomials without using splines?

 

[TateJ]

You can do an elipse, but I'd bet it's not an exact, but an approximate elipse.
You're basically SOL with SolidWorks - as far as I know.
I'm sure there's something else out there that can do what you want at a fraction of the $$$.

Consume mass quantities...
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[SBaugh]

SW can do ellipse and parabolas...

Regards, Scott Baugh, CSWP
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[sirmick]

I was aware of the ellipses, circles, parabolas, and splines. However, other curves have other properties such that aren't exactly duplicated by splines.

Not seeing the other functions on the toolbar I should have asked if it is possible to use any API features to generate non spline analytical curves.

 

[SBaugh]

You can create a curve through free points using Excel and the coordinate system. Is that what your looking for? I believe it still uses a spline to make it. You may try using 3D sketches also.


Regards, Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
credence69@REMOVEhotmail.com

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.3dmca.com

*When in doubt, always check the help*

 

[brengine]

There is a macro on Matt Lombard's page:

http://www.frontiernet.net/~mlombard/

Look under macros for the one that will draw a sketch of an equation.

Will this work?
Ken