Good day.

Question is there something in Moi or another program that I can generate a similar pattern to the yellow gear to use in Moi?

https://www.variousconsequences.com/2014/12/fully-scripted-open-source-topology-optimization.html

Thank you1

Hi Matadem, in the steps that are listed there, it has step 3 as:

3. Trace the bitmap with pstoedit and export a dxf with potrace

You can probably import that DXF into MoI to get the profile curve, then inside MoI use Construct > Extrude to extrude it into a solid, then Transform > Deform > Twist.

In the description for potrace (https://potrace.sourceforge.net/) it also says it can generate SVG or PDF output as well. These should also work, try those if DXF format doesn't work.

- Michael

That program will help me!

Question ...Can you in Moi scale down one item smaller than the next?
Let say I have linear array a circle by 10.
but each circle going to the next should be smaller??

tnx!

Hi Matadem,

re:
> Question ...Can you in Moi scale down one item smaller than the next?
> Let say I have linear array a circle by 10.
> but each circle going to the next should be smaller??

Yes there is a plug-in here called "ScaleArray" that you can use to apply scaling to the result of any array command:
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=275.109

You just need to include a point object to be arrayed as well, the point is used for the scale origin point.

- Michael