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Diffstat (limited to 'src/live_effects')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/live_effects/lpe-gears.cpp | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/live_effects/lpe-skeletalstrokes.cpp | 2 |
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-gears.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-gears.cpp index 00709f66c..699f2c83b 100644 --- a/src/live_effects/lpe-gears.cpp +++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-gears.cpp @@ -210,8 +210,15 @@ namespace LivePathEffect { LPEGears::LPEGears(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject) : Effect(lpeobject), teeth(_("Teeth"), _("The number of teeth"), "teeth", &wr, this, 10), - phi(_("Phi"), _("???"), "phi", &wr, this, 5) + phi(_("Phi"), _("Tooth pressure angle (typically 20-25 deg). The ratio of teeth not in contact."), "phi", &wr, this, 5) { + /* Tooth pressure angle: The angle between the tooth profile and a perpendicular to the pitch + * circle, usually at the point where the pitch circle meets the tooth profile. Standard angles + * are 20 and 25 degrees. The pressure angle affects the force that tends to separate mating + * gears. A high pressure angle means that higher ratio of teeth not in contact. However, this + * allows the teeth to have higher capacity and also allows fewer teeth without undercutting. + */ + teeth.param_make_integer(); teeth.param_set_range(3, NR_HUGE); registerParameter( dynamic_cast<Parameter *>(&teeth) ); diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-skeletalstrokes.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-skeletalstrokes.cpp index effa66e54..a2fe2be8a 100644 --- a/src/live_effects/lpe-skeletalstrokes.cpp +++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-skeletalstrokes.cpp @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ LPESkeletalStrokes::LPESkeletalStrokes(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject) : spacing(_("Spacing"), _("Space between copies of the pattern"), "spacing", &wr, this, 0), normal_offset(_("Normal offset"), "", "normal_offset", &wr, this, 0), tang_offset(_("Tangential offset"), "", "tang_offset", &wr, this, 0), - vertical_pattern(_("Pattern is vertical"), "", "vertical_pattern", &wr, this, false) + vertical_pattern(_("Pattern is vertical"), "Rotate pattern 90 deg before applying", "vertical_pattern", &wr, this, false) { registerParameter( dynamic_cast<Parameter *>(&pattern) ); registerParameter( dynamic_cast<Parameter *>(©type) ); |