[noelsarchs]

Next time you all see a curved faced building, just imagine doing the same math to get the stone sills for example dimensioned properly on a 2D plan! So many times I see people placing a linear string dimension on a plan because that's what the COMPUTER says, when in fact, the dimension is the arc length, not the chord length! Of course even when done correctly, the mason usually gets it wrong and no one notices until such sills show up at the jobsite 3 inches too long!

What I want to know, is how these face graphics are applied to the ceramic slug? Are they three separate pieces, one on each face and then the edge strip? If so, it's one thing to be mathematically precise, but now how do you go about applying these three pieces in reality so they all line up?

[wijwij]

Once you've calculated the arc length of your edge spot, you can draw one edge spot on your rolling edge design. Then you just use the step-and-repeat feature of your illustration software to arrange the other edge spots.

In another thread, Joe suggests that for his chips, he uses a rectangle that is 128.5 mm long and 3.375 mm high for the rolling edge.

So, what value should you use in the step-and-repeat?

If you want two edge spots, use (128.5mm/2) as your value.

If you want three edge spots, use (128.5mm/3) as your value.

If you want four edge spots, use (128.5mm/4) as your value.

Etc, etc.

You don't actually have to use a calculator to figure this out. I think most illustration programs will "do the math" for you. Just type in the math expression with a slash for division. I think that works in Illustrator.

You then just choose a number of repeats that you need.

[palmimports]

Originally Posted by wijwij

Once you've calculated the arc length of your edge spot, you can draw one edge spot on your rolling edge design. Then you just use the step-and-repeat feature of your illustration software to arrange the other edge spots.

In another thread, Joe suggests that for his chips, he uses a rectangle that is 128.5 mm long and 3.375 mm high for the rolling edge.

So, what value should you use in the step-and-repeat?

If you want two edge spots, use (128.5mm/2) as your value.

If you want three edge spots, use (128.5mm/3) as your value.

If you want four edge spots, use (128.5mm/4) as your value.

Etc, etc.

You don't actually have to use a calculator to figure this out. I think most illustration programs will "do the math" for you. Just type in the math expression with a slash for division. I think that works in Illustrator.

You then just choose a number of repeats that you need.

right- that 128.5mm corresponds to the circumference of the chip pluas a few ticks... so that edgestripe needs to be proportional to the circumference-
I see alot of people forget the symmetry aspect and design edges that have two of the same colors meeting each other- the end and beginning color should be approx 1/2 of each other so when they meet they appear as one unit