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Thread: Bowl drawing s/w
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10th April 2009, 09:31 AM #1Hewer of wood
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10th April 2009, 10:24 AM #2
Nice one! I tried drawing a bowl in sketchup and it's didn't go as well as I thought it should...
I'll give this one a go. How do you find using it?
Cheers,
Dave...but together with the coffee civility flowed back into him
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10th April 2009, 10:29 AM #3Hewer of wood
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Have only just started to play with it Dave.
Will compare his algorithm for a catenary curve with my old fashioned manual method.Cheers, Ern
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10th April 2009, 11:47 AM #4
What an amazing site Thanks rsser
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10th April 2009, 12:05 PM #5
...not bad for a "poor mans" Woodturners Studio. The free part makes it even better
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Ed
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10th April 2009, 12:14 PM #6Hewer of wood
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Bill's going to enhance the s/w following suggestions from users and may then ask for donations. Will keep you posted.
Cheers, Ern
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10th April 2009, 02:53 PM #7Senior Member
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I might be able to draw it OK, but as for turning the same shape on the lathe, well that's another thing.
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10th April 2009, 11:24 PM #8
well for me its a fun tool and I can see it will have its uses, dunno how much use it will be for me. But will keep playing with it to see what its capabilites are.
Good find Ern Its certaintly easy to use .Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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11th April 2009, 07:46 PM #9
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11th April 2009, 07:48 PM #10Hewer of wood
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Yes, that suggestion has been made to Bill Skew.
Also metric grid, finer grid option, resizable editor window to match a trued blank etc.Cheers, Ern
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11th April 2009, 08:01 PM #11
I rather assumed it would have been.
Along with an option to add more adjustment points (although removing them wasn't a problem; move one off-screen and goodbye, farewell, I won't be seeing you again... unless I reload the SW. )
Then again, I didn't RTFM.
- Andy Mc
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11th April 2009, 08:37 PM #12
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14th April 2009, 05:29 AM #13
Two thumbs up, Ern. Greenie launch in progress.
Al
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27th April 2009, 09:34 AM #14Hewer of wood
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Bill has updated the s/w.
Here's some details:
To download, see: http://www.billooms.com/bowlshape.html
You may want to first delete your old version to avoid confusion --
delete the link on your desktop, and then with the Java control panel
delete the old version of the software.
Improvements include:
* Scale the printed view to fit on the page, select landscape/portrait/
automatic
* Grid on the outline editor window, and ability to change the grid
size.
* Scale the printed outline for very small or very large pieces.
* More options to set the size (height, diameter, proportional,
stretch).
* Choose inches/cm for all you metric folks.
* Preferences window to set some things (and save them).
* Saved file now has dimensions in inches/cm, saves grid size, certain
preferences, bowl color.
* Window contents scale as you change window size.
* Other small things
I've updated the User Manual, so you'll want to download a new copy of
that. There is also a Version History that you can download to see the
details on what has been added/changed.
There is also a bunch of examples that you'll find useful to see ways
of adding finials, bases, and ideas for shapes. This also provides a
good selection of starting points for your work. They are all saved in
a zip file (after downloading, double click to un-zip them all in a
directory).
Thank you to those who have made donations to support this work (or
have indicated you are willing to do so). There is a "Donate" button
on the web site for those of you who want to contribute to this work
(payment via PayPal). This is voluntary, as the software is free to all.
Enjoy!
Bill Ooms
Cheers, Ern
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4th June 2009, 09:42 AM #15Hewer of wood
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Vers 1.2 is out. From Bill Ooms:
There's another update to the BowlShape software with minor additions:
* "Clear" button on Outline Editor to start with a clean screen
* "New" menu does the same as the "Clear" button
http://www.billooms.com/bowlshape.htmlCheers, Ern
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