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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Novi, Michigan
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#412 |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Prague, Czechia
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I found some more pictures of the "rectangular" profile including cuts around the circumference. I'm willing to release the tool if anyone is interested. I could incorporate a functionality of generating of complete ABEC project with a mesh file so everyone could easily "design and try" their own. Any interest?
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#413 |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Absolutely - that would be awesome, Marcel!
How easy would it be to translate models to CNC or 3D printing? |
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#414 |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Prague, Czechia
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That is something still to be figured out and which I hope someone will show later on. I don't work with any 3D CAD myself and I have no clue what the possibilities are, I only know it can be done. All I'm able to do is to export coordinates of the points in some form. These can be imported to CAD and then splines, surfaces and volumes created. We already tried this with jzagaja and it worked with satisfactory results. I can create directly only triangular meshes and STLs...
Hold on, I'm finishing the tool to be released. I began to use Gmsh API internally so it's really easy to add any mesh for ABEC, including a (rounded) box for the waveguide, etc.
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#415 |
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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Well done mabat! I would really apreciate if you choose to share the ABEC project as I am learning the software myself.
Importing points into CAD and creating a solid model for CNC or 3D printing will not be very difficult. I have been working with waveguides about 10" in size in ABEC and had to move away from OS to obtain nice polars. Interesting to see your results in this regard. |
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#416 |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Prague, Czechia
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The tool will create complete ABEC project along with the mesh file for the horn you specify by its parameters (including OS). I think you might be surprised how well OS can perform with an appropriate termination. I was.
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#417 |
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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Sounds great.
I hear what you and Earl say about termination. Also the overall size matters according to Earl, so I guess there will be a significant difference between a 10" and a 18" device. |
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#418 |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Prague, Czechia
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Even with 10" you should be able to get very good results. Of course the beamwidth won't be held nearly as low as with a bigger device - that is the drawback. It depends on what you want to achieve. You'll see.
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#419 |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Prague, Czechia
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I just need to write some short user guide. In the meantime you can try these two sample projects. All you have to do (provided you already have VACS and ABEC3 on your computer) is to load the project file to ABEC and push the two buttons in the toolbar (left first) to see how good it can get.
These are some quick ABEC projects just created by the tool. One OSWG and a rectangular-morphed horn. Calculated are horizontal, vertical and diagonal polars and a radiation impedance, for the start. You can inspect the *.msh files with Gmsh (Gmsh: a three-dimensional finite element mesh generator with built-in pre- and post-processing facilities) Once I have it ready I will start a new thread.
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#420 |
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Looking forward to your thread mabat. Had a quick look at the round OSWG and it works like a charm.
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