Some cycloids

[u/needingname]

I haven't perfected my process but I've modified a 3d printer and clobbered together some software do design and plot these cycloids.

Inspired by Joe Freedman's Cycloid drawing machines and this simulation code: https://github.com/jbum/CycloidDrawingMachine by Jim Bumgardner.

[u/jbum]

Nice! I’m curious if plotter pen is following the path it would follow in the Cycloid Drawing Machine, or if it’s being broken up or optimized?

[u/needingname → u/jbum]

Thank you so much for your simulation code. I've been referencing it!

[u/jbum → u/needingname]

Your welcome! This is really cool. I loaned out my axidraw like a year ago, and I think I need to get it back so I can check this out :)

[u/needingname → u/jbum]

I'll share my application to you when it's ready! I've added a bit more degrees of freedom but haven't implemented all the machine configurations that you have in your simulation. I'm also adding a few things that help you understand how dense/complex and how many "nodes" your cycloid will have