Jun 26, 2014 #1 reedrunner59 Mechanical Joined Mar 12, 2008 Messages 7 Location GB I want to draw in a sketch, a smooth transition from a straight line to an arc using a clothoid / euler curve, any advice appreciated.
I want to draw in a sketch, a smooth transition from a straight line to an arc using a clothoid / euler curve, any advice appreciated.
Jun 26, 2014 #2 Jboggs Mechanical Joined Apr 27, 2012 Messages 1,065 Location US Why not just make the arc tangent to the line? Upvote 0 Downvote
Jun 26, 2014 Thread starter #3 reedrunner59 Mechanical Joined Mar 12, 2008 Messages 7 Location GB Hi. It is tangential, but this gives a stepped acceleration at the point of change Upvote 0 Downvote
Jun 26, 2014 #4 TheTick Mechanical Joined Mar 5, 2003 Messages 10,194 Location US Use a spline and add equal curvature constraints to each end. Upvote 0 Downvote
Jun 26, 2014 #5 AnnaWood Mechanical Joined Apr 16, 2006 Messages 765 Location US Use a Spline, Style Spline or Conic with Equal Curvature contraints. Anna Wood SW2014 SP2, Windows 7 x64 Upvote 0 Downvote
Use a Spline, Style Spline or Conic with Equal Curvature contraints. Anna Wood SW2014 SP2, Windows 7 x64