jaykay Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I need to construct an involute curve using a NURBS surface. I have the formulas but no idea how (or if I can) construct said curve in Vectorworks. Does anyone have any solutions or suggestions? Thank-you, Jim Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 You will need to construct a Vectorscript with the formula or manually create the curve using arcs & tangents. It's possible ... Quote Link to comment
jaykay Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 Thankyou Islandmon. Looks complicated but that is to be expected for this type of requirement. Jim Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Download this file of a basic Involute Curve: InvoluteCurve_mcd_zip Quote Link to comment
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