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I spent some time designing data structures to hold the compound curves that will be used for enhanced drawing elements and cams in the Linkage software. The data structure is designed with the idea that there is a single Curve type of object that contains nodes and segments…
Continue readingI finally figured out why printing was screwy when printing full size on multiple sheets. There was a mistake in the pages not being centered on the right spot in the document. So check out the latest Beta: http://www.rectorsquid.com/beta/linkage.msi http://www.rectorsquid.com/beta/linkageXP.msi http://www.rectorsquid.com/beta/linkage64.msi
Continue readingThere is a new Beta version of the Linkage program. I changed the software so gears are now links and you can add connectors to them. The gear and those other connectors are always going to move together so there is no reason to fasten gears to links…
Continue readingSomeone was having trouble with the Linkage software and sent me an email. They were very nice about telling me that the software was convoluted and difficult to use. Since they were working with gears, I am in total agreement that the software is difficult to use. But…
Continue readingI plan on adding speed, acceleration, and maybe other information, to the Linkage program. People have asked about force (which is weird since threes no mass to the links so there is no force required to move them) and sometimes they ask for other things that are so…
Continue readingI’ve been a bit lazy about updates. I updated the Linkage software to version 3.10.5 a few weeks or months ago. It’s no longer a beta program. This new version has a method of simulating links that are positioned by three other links. the algorithm to do this…
Continue readingThere is a new Linkage program ready to test. I just fixed a bug with pasting elements that were selected with a box or in certain other ways. The bug caused a crash when the elements were pasted. The typical Linkage installer is here: http://www.rectorsquid.com/beta/linkage.msi The 64 bit…
Continue readingI started work on a macOS version of the Linkage program. It’s going to be years before it’s done but it’s also going to be an interesting project. I opted to use the native tools and languages to make my C.V. so filled with programming languages and operating…
Continue readingI’m working on simulating the Assur Triad using an iterative algorithm. Click here for an older post about the problem I’m trying to solve. The algorithm essentially treats two of the three “legs” of the triad as a 4-bar mechanism and simulates it as one of the legs…
Continue readingSorry but the open-source thing didn’t prove useful. The one person who wanted to port the software to QT gave up long ago. After seeing info about the Linkage software on other sites that don’t link back to me or my site, I’m a bit concerned that someone…
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