Hi all, I'm going to try to make wind generator airfoils from laser-cutted sheet metal.
The orientation is so that the z-direction is the longest one, x-direction is wind direction (as in the case of airplanes wing), and y-direction is the shortest one. I will take cut-out profiles on several different z-positions, and also few profiles on different x-positions. I also need to make cutouts to the sheets so that they can slide across each other (like in the following image for wood: http://tinyurl.com/2dod3lx The sheets will be heft welded together and finally fiber glass will be placed as the outer surface. Originally I planned to make a simple program to calculate the shapes from airfoil data (profile pictures and rotation vs z-position), but I think using pythonocc could yield to more generic solution. For this I need two programs: 1. Parametric representation of wind generator airfoil. Including profiles in different z-position, and rotation angle vs z-position. And a script to generate complete (iterpolated) airfoil from this data. 2. A program to take airfoil shape (e.g. STEP/IGES import) and cutting parameters (planes representing sheet metal positions, and their thicknesses). This should output 2-D cutting profiles for laser cutter preferably exporting DXF images. *** Is pythonocc yet mature enough to make such application? Where to start from? BR, -Topi _______________________________________________ Pythonocc-users mailing list Pythonocc-users@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/pythonocc-users
