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  • W Offline
    Whaat
    last edited by 6 Feb 2008, 19:15

    Is anyone interested in a lathe script? Does such a script already exist? (Dont' tell me about the Follow Me tool) 😒 😄

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      Whaat
      last edited by 6 Feb 2008, 21:57

      This is what I have right now. Basically, you can revolve any number of edges or curves around an arbitrary axis to create a new surface. You can move the axis and reorient the axis as desired (prior to creating the surface). There is also control over the sweep angle and number of divisions.


      curve.jpg


      z axis.JPG


      half sweep.JPG

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        Daniel S
        last edited by 6 Feb 2008, 22:20

        Hi Whaat!!

        Look at the firsts 50 seconds..
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrHdaWTyu0I
        And you can try something like this online:
        http://www-ui.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~takeo/teddy/teddy/teddy.html

        I know that this is not a lathe tool... and there´s a lot of free programs that do this and can be imported into SU.
        But perhaps is possible this inside SketchUp with some changes to your lathe tool?.

        Daniel S

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          Baker518
          last edited by 9 Feb 2008, 03:09

          I can see definite advantages to this over the Follow-Me tool, which can be somewhat difficult for a newbie to learn. This would be a great ruby for woodworkers and machinists when turning shapes like your examples. I know I have some difficulty even now getting the F-M tool to do what I want it to do every time. I like rubies that make life more simple and somewhat automated. I say "Go for it"....

          Mike

          Don't worry about things you have no control over. Worry is a lack of Faith!

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