This is a simple helper for a milling machine.
You have a visualization to display the coordinates {x,y} and you want the coordinates to do N holes equally distributed on a circle.
When in normal trigo situation:
For N holes.
angle1= 1 * 360/N
angle2= 2 * 360/N
...
x = diameter/ 2 * Cos(angle * PI / 180);
y = diameter/ 2 * Sin(angle * PI / 180);
This was a small present for my father in 2010. He is still using it so let's give it an upgrade.
Old application was a windows program in .net with windows.Form
My father is keeping a computer in the heavy machine room to use it at the same time he works.
Let's make a new app also for his birthday!
- Should work on android phone + tablet.
- Accessible: easy to input (big finger)
- Accessible: easy to read (low sight)
- Accessible: simple (no complex swipe or multiple panels).
- Accessible: can be use when put on the drilling machine.
- Unit should be in mm + degrees. Precision should be 1 micrometer.
- target phone is a "Wiko Lennny 2 Android 5.1; resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio"
The choice was between:
- angular + cordova
- unity
Angular would probably be easier for me, but I can do unity with my wife.
3 screens:
- Parameters (home page + short explain + input parameters)
- Visualization/Math/Result (show the result for given parameters)
- Help/More ... (some context, copyright, Probably the method to calculate the same thing on a calculator)
Switch from a screen to another with the bottom part of the screen.
Current screen selection has specific style.
(see image: left part)
This is the welcome page, so it should present a short explanation.\
I am drilling 6 holes distributed on a circle of diameter 280mm.
What are the coordinates?
In addition to the text, an image seems mandatory to explain the parameters, axis direction...
And the input parameters:
- Diameter. In mm. Unsigned float. 0< d <10000.
- Number of holes. Unsigned integer 1<= nb <=999. Usually <12.
- Angular tilt. In degrees. Unsigned float. 0<= alpha < (360/NbHoles) . Instead of starting at the top in {x=0;y=d/2}, start with a different angle. E.g. if angle=90, first coordinate is {x=d/2;y=0}.
A variation of input params is available:
- Diameter. In mm. Unsigned float. 0< d <10000.
- Coord of any existing hole {x;y}.
(see image: right part)
Top part is showing each coordinates (in a large font size). A pagination is available when many holes.
Bottom part is a schema:
- remind axes names and direction
- show diameter
- show angular tilt (if not 0)
- show coordinates {0;0} at the center of the circle?
- show holes positions (if hole is visible in the top part, use a special style)
- touching a hole will update the top part to display these coordinates.
lorem ...
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