Re: Parabola via CNC?

> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 00:18:33 -0000
> From: cmsteam@...
>Subject: Parabola via CNC?
>
>Hi,
>Would some kind gentlemen please fill me in on the Cad programs that
>are capable of generating parabolic curves.
>as a possibility.
>Of course the end result has to be convertable to g-code.
>Excel can generate the coordinates in a jiffy but, where to go from
>there?
>

Here is a link to a page that shows how to create a toolpath from a
parabola in Vectorcam. A spreadsheet is available for download. It
contains detailed instructions and also the formula used to calculate
the points along the curve.

http://www.vectorcam.com/cooker/

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