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I'm trying to input this parametric equation as a curve in an inventor sketch:
x(t) = (1/sqrt((cos(t)/HorizontalDiameter)^2)+(sin(t)/VerticalDiameter)^2))+VentSlope*(t+StartAngle)+VentWidth+2*WallThickness)*cos(t)
y(t) = (1/sqrt((cos(t)/HorizontalDiameter)^2)+(sin(t)/VerticalDiameter)^2))+VentSlope*(t+StartAngle)+VentWidth+2*WallThickness)*sin(t)+Kvalue
HorizontalDiameter, VerticalDiameter, and KValue are all reference parameters with mm units. StartAngle is a reference angle with deg units. All other parameters are user based in mms
No matter what I do (Reformatting the equation such as VentSlope*t+VentSlope*StartAngle instead of VentSlope*(t+StartAngle), isolating parameters to convert units i.e. StartAngle from deg -> ul or VentSlope from mm -> ul, etc.) Inventor throws some kind of error, usually either "Expected units are length" or "The curve is irregular from parameter {a} to {b}"+"Generic problem caused by the equation". As shown in the image, when the curve is actually graphed, there are no issues, so it's not a mathematical error. How am I supposed to input this?
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