What?

Archimedean spiral generator for embroidered coils.

How?

Prerequisites

Clone or download this repo.

You need svgpathtools to run this script. Install it via pip using this command:

pip install svgpathtools

Usage

spiral_generator.py [-h] -o <float> -i <float> -t <int> [-r] [-smin <float>] [-smax <float>] [-s]

Example:

Generate an SVG file:

spiral_generator.py -t 78 -o 50 -i 11 -smin 2 -smax 4 -r -s

Optional arguments:

-h, --help  show help message
-o          outer diameter <float>
-i          inner diameter <float>
-t          number of turns <int>
-smin       min stitch length, default = 2 <float>
-smax       max stitch length, default = 2 <float>
-r          reverse path direction from outward to inward
-s          save to svg

Contact

thomas.preindl(at)fh-hagenberg.at

More:

mi-lab.org/sonoflex-embroidered-speakers