Guillotine Trap Design Applet

[Works in most cases but note: Still under construction! 1 Aug 2002]

Directions

1. Draw a polygonal part (concave or convex) by left clicking vertices in counter-clockwise order in the upper left window below. Close polygon by clicking on first vertex. Then click at a point inside the polygon to specify its center of mass.
2. Click analyze (then wait up to 60 seconds for computation and stable orientations of your part to appear in the upper right window).
3. Choose one stable orientation from the upper right window by left clicking on it.
4. View guillotine trap for that part and orientation in lower right window. This trap will allow the specified orientation to pass safely but will reject all other part orientations.
5. Click the Clear button to try a new part.