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Posted by Mike on March 21, 2007, 12:17 pm
Hi there - I was wondering, are there any tools for drawing basic
sketches of robotic manipulators? I would like something that could
create a sketch in a form something like that shown on this page:
http://www1bpt.bridgeport.edu/~abuzneid/ppp/node6.html
Ideally, I'd like to find something that could go directly from a DH
table to a sketch- that would really be nice.
Anybody know of anything like this?
Thanks!
Posted by Joe on March 22, 2007, 9:59 pm
FreeCAD by a gentleman named, A-S Koh at http://www.geocities.com/askoh_us/
may do some of the things you want. He also has an upgraded version
that is only $24.
However, this program is a motion simulator, not really an extensive
modeler or illustration program. You might import/export the parts
with a program like Alibre, which has a free scaled down version. It
really is a VERY extensive 3d parametric modeler. I am not sure what
format (if any) will be common between the two programs beyond DXF.
www.alibre.com
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