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- Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:29 pm
- Forum: Python scripting and macros
- Topic: Help debugging 2D spiral script
- Replies: 6
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Re: Help debugging 2D spiral script
Here is the script that drew that last logarithmic spiral import FreeCAD, FreeCADGui, Part import math x=0 y=0 z=0 xNext=0 yNext=0 theta=0 thetamax=1620 increm=5 radiusStart=2.9464 # starting radius in mm GrowthFactor=0.1350581 """Draws 2-dimensional spiral Original thetamax=1620 in i...
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:22 pm
- Forum: Python scripting and macros
- Topic: Help debugging 2D spiral script
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1075
Re: Help debugging 2D spiral script
Thank you all (mario52, hammax, wandererfan) for your script examples. In looking through these, I realized what I was doing that was fundamentally wrong. I'm such a Newbie! I was hoping FreeCAD would plot polar coordinates directly. When I looked at your scripts, they all converted to cartesian and...
- Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:26 am
- Forum: Python scripting and macros
- Topic: Help debugging 2D spiral script
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1075
Help debugging 2D spiral script
If anyone wants to take a look at a script to draw a 2D spiral, it's in the attachment. I can pay for this kind of help. Or make a suitable donation to FreeCAD if you wish. I will probably wind up hiring an independent contractor/ Python programmer, but I thought I'd try a post to this forum first. ...
- Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:23 am
- Forum: Job offers
- Topic: Want to hire independant contractor / FreeCAD user to make parametric model of a spiral
- Replies: 2
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Want to hire independant contractor / FreeCAD user to make parametric model of a spiral
Attached is a pink colored 2D spiral on a blue background. Single spiral.jpg Can you create a spiral like this in FreeCAD as a parametric model? I would want to be able to tweak it, not just make a duplicate. By tweaking, I mean vary the growth factor and thickness. Please keep in mind that I’m a ne...