TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
Educational - College exercises

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Covers the case of a right circular cone frustum having an optional oblique cut through the top. The number of generators used in the development may be specified, and the development optionally based on chord lengths (the classical drawing board construction equivalent to triangulation) or on arc lengths (the "exact" radial line style development) The differences between the two techniques, and the effect of number of generators on the first technique, is shown graphically and in tabular form. The table can be copied to the system clipboard and pasted elsewhere as may be required.

DATA REQUIREMENTS
Cone bottom and top diameters (at mean thickness), plus height of cone
Oblique cut angle (optional)
Number of generators
Select development basis chord/arc length
Material details (optional)

OUTPUT
Educational - as described above A pattern in any of the following forms ...
FastCAM file
DXF (2D) file
Coordinate Table

PROGRAM REFERENCE
M3FS22 : Dr CONE

OTHER REFERENCES
M3FS21 : PENSTOCK
M3FS15 : CBRANCH
M3FS17 : BIFURCATE
M3FS6 : PBRANCH