#!/usr/bin/env python # # Copyright (C) 2013 Brett Graham (hahahaha @ hahaha.org) # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. # """ Generate a gear rack as SVG. """ from math import acos, cos, radians, sin, sqrt, tan import inkex def involute_intersect_angle(Rb, R): Rb, R = float(Rb), float(R) return (sqrt(R**2 - Rb**2) / Rb) - (acos(Rb / R)) def point_on_circle(radius, angle): x = radius * cos(angle) y = radius * sin(angle) return x, y def points_to_svgd(p): """ p: list of 2 tuples (x, y coordinates) """ f = p[0] p = p[1:] svgd = "M{:.3f},{:.3f}".format(f[0], f[1]) for x in p: svgd += "L{:.3f},{:.3f}".format(x[0], x[1]) return svgd class RackGear(inkex.GenerateExtension): container_label = "Rendered Gear Rack" def add_arguments(self, pars): pars.add_argument("--length", type=float, default=100.0, help="Rack Length") pars.add_argument("--spacing", type=float, default=10.0, help="Tooth Spacing") pars.add_argument("--angle", type=float, default=20.0, help="Contact Angle") def generate(self): length = self.svg.unittouu(str(self.options.length) + "px") spacing = self.svg.unittouu(str(self.options.spacing) + "px") angle = radians(self.options.angle) # generate points: list of (x, y) pairs points = [] x = 0 tas = tan(angle) * spacing while x < length: # move along path, generating the next 'tooth' points.append((x, 0)) points.append((x + tas, spacing)) points.append((x + spacing, spacing)) points.append((x + spacing + tas, 0)) x += spacing * 2.0 path = points_to_svgd(points) # Create SVG Path for gear style = { "stroke": "#000000", "fill": "none", "stroke-width": str(self.svg.unittouu("1px")), } yield inkex.PathElement(style=str(inkex.Style(style)), d=str(path)) if __name__ == "__main__": RackGear().run()