Search found 4 matches

by John Walt Childers
Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:29 pm
Forum: Python scripting and macros
Topic: Help debugging 2D spiral script
Replies: 6
Views: 1075

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...
by John Walt Childers
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...
by John Walt Childers
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. ...
by John Walt Childers
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
Views: 1442

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...