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Create a Parabola

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Topic: Create a Parabola
Posted By: schpongo
Subject: Create a Parabola
Date Posted: 05.Aug.2012 at 16:49
Hey this is my first forum entry so if i did something wrong pls tell me. I want to make a solar trough. And i would like to cut out the basic shape of the parabola in wood and i want to have a near perfect shape ( so that all the light if as focused as possible) so i thought why not make a sketch and print it out. But i want the parabola to have an underlying mathematical function ( e.g. y=0.0016*x^2) but i dont know how to do it in any program i have accesses to, autocad for mac ,inventor fusion for mac and a solid edge st3 but im not very familiar with the last.
All halp is greatly appreciated.


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Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 05.Aug.2012 at 20:23
You can import sketch curves from Excel (there you can generate any expression) - see:
http://www.cadstudio.cz/en/apps/importcoord/" rel="nofollow - http://www.cadstudio.cz/en/apps/importcoord/
 


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Posted By: rappelzdzd
Date Posted: 06.Aug.2012 at 10:07
You can import sketch curves from Exce.

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