stepping from 1 geometry to another

From: Chris Sutcliffe (c.j.sutcliffe@liverpool.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Nov 03 1999 - 11:05:21 EET


Dear List

Does anyone know of a CAD system which can given a start geometry and an end geometry interpolate between the two say in steps of X outputting a CAD geometry at each step.

To illustrate further consider the following geometries

Start Geometry cylinder 10mm dia end cylinder 100 mm geometry step 9. The output would be 9 (or is it 10?) cylinders at 10mm diameter increments all on the same centres

The software I need would have to do this on more complex free form geometries.

Many thanks in advance for the replies.

Chris

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