Enter 1 to input from blade parameter file, 0 to make a new one: 1 Blade parameter file (Enter blank for "DrawBlade.txt") to read: ParmFile=DrawBlade.txt Output postscript file (Enter blank for "DrawBlade.ps"): PsFile=DrawBlade.ps Add arc radius lines for illustrations(0=no? 1?):1 Some MK blades have 1 main rocker and 1 spin rockers. (7 foot=84" main rocker, 9" spin rocker) Many JW blades have 1 main rocker and 2 spin rockers. (8 foot=96" main rocker, 27" (24"??) & 12" spin rockers) # of rocker length segments(2? 3?):3 ***Rocker #1*** This is the main rocker segment! Rocker radius (inches):96.0000000 Rocker segment lengths are measured along curve, not straight! Curved length of rocker segment (inches):8.00000000 x value of leftmost point on blade(0?):0.00000000 y value of lowest point on blade (0?):0.00000000 Direction angle of curve start=-4.77465057 Direction angle of curve end=0.00000000 ***Rocker #2*** This is the backmost spin rocker segment! Rocker radius (inches):27.0000000 Curved length of rocker segment (inches):1.50000000 Direction angle of curve start=0.00000000 Direction angle of curve end=3.18309784 ***Rocker #3*** This is the frontmost spin rocker segment! Rocker radius (inches):12.0000000 Curved length of rocker segment (inches):1.00000000 Direction angle of curve start=3.18309784 Direction angle of curve end=7.95774841 # of toepick teeth:4 ***Toepick tooth# 1*** This is the drag pick! If the drag pick points forwards from the curve, The following angle is >90 deg, else it's <=90. Angle from curve to drag pick(140?):140.000000 Length of back of that tooth:0.250000000 Degrees in angle at bottom of tooth:70.0000000 Length of front of that tooth:0.250000000 ***Toepick tooth# 2*** Degrees from last tooth to this tooth:70.0000000 Length of back of that tooth:0.250000000 Degrees in angle at bottom of tooth:70.0000000 Length of front of that tooth:0.250000000 ***Toepick tooth# 3*** Degrees from last tooth to this tooth:70.0000000 Length of back of that tooth:0.250000000 Degrees in angle at bottom of tooth:70.0000000 Length of front of that tooth:0.250000000 ***Toepick tooth# 4*** This is the frontmost tooth! Degrees from last tooth to this tooth:70.0000000 Length of back of that tooth:0.250000000 Degrees in angle at bottom of tooth:70.0000000 Length of front of that tooth:0.250000000 Height of runner(0 to not draw top? 1?):1.00000000 *** Setup Drawing Geometry *** Horizontal Blade length= 11.5412550 Add boundary lines & 1" tics to let you check printer scaling, and whether the blade fits on page! Scaled Tic Length (inches) (0=none; .2?):0.200000003 Paper margin size (inches) (.5?):0.500000000 To print blade + Tics (if chosen) + margins at full scale takes 13.3412542 x 3.13314509 inches. Depending on paper size, that may fit with no rotation, 90 degree rotation, or, if you are desperate, diagonal rotation. Typical X x Y paper sizes are 8.5"x11" (Letter), 8.5"*14" (Legal), 11"x17" (Tabloid), Ghostview supports all of those, e.g., gv -media=Letter DrawBlade.ps gv -media=Legal DrawBlade.ps gv -media=Tabloid DrawBlade.ps (See https://www.gnu.org/software/gv/manual/gv.html for other size names) but many printers don't. If you just want coordinates to guide a CAD program, just use pretend sizes that are a little larger than the blade. X-axis paper size(8.5?):8.50000000 Y-axis paper size(11?):14.0000000 Somewhat longer blades fit with diagonal rotation. Rotation angle(0? 90? -1 to try diagonal fit):90 If you think the blade won't fit at full scale, scale it by .5, and use a fancy photocopier to zoom it back out. Scale factor(1? .5?):1.00000000 ***On Mitch's printer, following needs to be 9/8=1.125***! X scaling factor to make inches exact(1.?):1.00000000 ***On Mitch's printer, following needs to be 12/11=1.090909091***! Y scaling factor to make inches exact(1.?):1.00000000 Line width (inches) (.01?):0.299999993E-1 Rotation angle=90.0000000 works! Left alignment seems intuitive, maybe can print on small width paper. But right alignment may show more of radius lines. 1=Left Align,2=Right Align):2 %Blade boundaries x: 0.00000000 11.5412550 y: 0.00000000 1.33314514 Note: The following floating-point exceptions are signalling: IEEE_DENORMAL STOP DrawBlade completed successfuly.