[Wolves] Linux and CAD type programs

[Kevanf1]

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 14:29:45 +0000, Jono Bacon <jono at jonobacon.org> wrote:
> Kevanf1 wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> >Unless you are an angler you may not know what I'm looking for, but
> >here goes.  Is there a program - obviously for Linux - whereby I can
> >see the relation between the thickness of a material and the amount of
> >curvature it goes through when under pressure?  Think of a fishing rod
> >bending.  I've been asked to make one out of split cane.  In order to
> >do it properly I need to work out the thickness of the cane all along
> >its length.  With a fishing rod it is not merely a case that it bends
> >I also have to think about where the bend starts, tip or middle
> >section.  So I think I am looking for some type of CAD program.  It
> >must be a graphical output not just mathematical.
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >
> You could probably do this by using Blender and scripting the algorithms
> in Python within Blender. See it at http://www.blender3d.org/. You can
> also build interactive 3D scenes that you could use to the test the rod.
> A guy at the Blender conference used Blender for a similar purpose, but
> for testing robots before they were built. Prototyping on the cheap. :P
> 
>     Jono
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Cheers Jono.  I'll take a look.  There will be an element of
uncertainty as cane, being a natural product, is subject to
differences.  It should give me a good idea of planing thicknesses
though.

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