Re: gEDA-user: Linux's answer to SolidWorks

[Ormund Williams <ormundw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 00:28 -0400, Rob Butts wrote:
> The machine shop in using wants an IGES file.
> 
> For those of you who've used bender.  I have a 21" x 16" grid of
> thicknesses of my backrest for every inch both horizontally and
> vertically.  What would you suggest is the best procedure to come up
> with a 3-D model of the backrest?
> 
> 1.  Place a point with x, y and z values for each data-point?
> 2.  For each row of points make a horizontal line, or splines?
> 3.  For all the splines make a surface, interpolating the points in
> between each spline?
> 4.  Create a 3-D model from the surface and thickness?
>  
I just did a quick test of VariCAD and though it can export IGES, I cant
see any way to generate a smooth irregular surface.

My approach would be to write a program to do the above steps, but that
would take some time.

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Ormund





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