Hi All
I recently just discovered the tool to generate a B-spline curve by formula in Microstation V8i. It works great.
The problem I have now is to fit this curve into a circle of certain radius. I wonder if there is any tools for doing so.
I am actually working on a wheel flat problem in railways which is like a Haversine curve (to represent the flat). I attached a picture for clarity...
Thank you!
zeywery said:The problem I have now is to fit this B-spline curve into a circle
Please clarify what you want:
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions
I think it will be on the lines of applying curvature to the B-spline to match the circle. But the B-spline should still follow a Haversine but now "curved" in a sense...
Sorry for the confusion. Thank you.
Best Regards
Zey
zeywery said:I think it will be on the lines of applying curvature to the B-spline to match the circle
I think you need a formula for the B-spline that takes into account the circle. That is, an entirely mathematical solution. However, I'm unsure of that because a Haversine is already a formula for 3D calculations on a sphere.