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bow-simulation / virtualbow

Software for designing and simulating bows
http://www.virtualbow.org/
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Curvature plot #116

Closed stfnp closed 5 years ago

stfnp commented 5 years ago

In GitLab by lode.leroy on Nov 7, 2018, 12:11

I'd like to see a extra CurvaturePlot (similar to the StressPlot) where the curvature is shown along the bow

stfnp commented 5 years ago

In GitLab by spfeifer on Nov 7, 2018, 20:21

This wouldn't be hard to implement, the necessary data already exists in the simulation output. I just didn't add it to the GUI yet because I wasn't sure if it is helpful/necessary for users to know the bow's curvature. Do you perhaps have a certain use case in mind?

stfnp commented 5 years ago

In GitLab by spfeifer on Nov 8, 2018, 10:06

I wanted to verify if the outer half of the arms of the Holmegaard did not bend, as expected.

That's a very good point. The same applies to static recurves, laminated bows with tip wedges, etc. Curvature can be used to judge if those things work as expected. I'm putting this on the next milestone.

stfnp commented 5 years ago

In GitLab by lode.leroy on Nov 9, 2018, 14:01

I think the most interesting would be to see the curvature difference against the profile, rather than the curvature in itself.

stfnp commented 5 years ago

In GitLab by spfeifer on Nov 9, 2018, 14:28

Yes, I agree. This difference is actually what the simulation returns right now. Just have to make that clear for users via the UI and/or documentation.