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  1. 01-29-2009, 08:42 PM #1
    cam1
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    Hi:
    This may help, with the help of XL spreadsheet you could generate the equation with a set of xy points. This could be read as a point cloud into a CADCAM sytem. From there it's relatively simple to generate the contouring toolpath.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superellipse

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  2. 01-30-2009, 08:11 AM #2
    keelhauled
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    I dont know what drawing programme you use but if you give me the parameters of the ellipse i will draw it for you and send it as a dxf.
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