From: Matadem
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
From: Michael Gibson
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
From: Matadem
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!
From: Michael Gibson
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
