On Tuesday 27 June 2017 13:59:48 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > I've not noted any great amount of mention of nurbs on the list, and I > am wondering how usable it is in doing something like a barrel taper > at "different" contours. > > I am thinking in terms of a 6.5 Creedmoor, in 30" SS, which I can't > get any slimmer than whats called a medium Palma contour, which will > likely put old meat in the pot north of 15 lbs since its 13 and change > with a 26" sporter weight barrel in it now. > > What I'd like to do is put the last 20" of it on a diet to see if I > can get the weight, and balance back to what I've been used to since > the middle '60's. > > What I have in mind is a 5 or 6 point curve that I can compose to look > like what I want, but about 6" long, then scale it in the Z axis to > fit the length by extending each anchor point by a scale factor > multiplied by that points position on the short modeling plot. I am > assuming that stretching the z with a fixed scale, will not distort > the x shape to a noticeable degree? > > Secondarily, since facing it off against the side of a diamond wheel > will destroy the factory satin finish, how is the best way to restore > that when I've reached the size & weight goals? > > Thanks for any hints, particularly about shapes that will reduce the > muzzle whipping on discharge since thats the vertical stringing on the > target, given that its vertical, since bedding errors can throw it in > any direction. > > Many thanks for answers from the experts here. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
And I just had my first point rejected because it did not include a y point, so now I'm asking what if any command will make it work in xz mode? Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
