Would there be any interest in a tire "widening" tool for Nodes? (TGM)

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  1. Navigator

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    Hi guys,

    Working on the Zonda, I needed some tires.
    Now ISI provides a handful and that's nice. The ones I want, are not in there however and the closest tire is to small.
    I started making a tom on my own width the help of ISI's pdf.
    That work (for now) but I had to specify the with and height of the tire and used ISI's layout on the nodes for that.

    You see; filling in the values from those 48 nodes on the x- and y axis, gives you an example of how the tire is shaped.
    The closest was an 295 30 20 and I needed a 335 30 20.
    So it had to grow some fat :)

    Well, you can't just add a few centimeters in every direction; you have to calculate it........to get the same shape (or; a good shape).
    I made a sheet in excell for myself, but if there is any use for here, I will clean it up, make it nice and user-friendly and put it in here.

    What does it do?
    - You have to fill in the x and y values of the first 24 nodes; the rest comes automatically.
    - Specify the width and height of your tire and rim and the desired tire size (rim width may not be included, so you have to start with a tire the same height of rim)
    - The sheet will work out for you the new values for all 49 nodes, x and y


    It looks like this: (inner is existing, outer is calculated)

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    The sheet is very messy right now, still in very, VERY early state, just did what it had to do ;)

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    So, if you have use for it, let me know here and I'll try to have this ready over the weekend :)
     
  2. Raintyre

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    Good idea! Every help to save time is welcome :D
     
  3. Dave Waters

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    This would be very useful if you were to release it.
     
  4. Navigator

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    Good to hear guys.

    It's getting there; now in testing if all works fine and thought of some "features" to build in to make it nicer and nicer.
    After that; cleaning up, making it nice and release.
    Should be somewhere in the weekend.

    Made the graphic screen nice I thought (saw I could use this one too, thought it was "professional" ;) )

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