Enter the two numbers in the yellow shaded area.

The first represents half the

length of your catenary curve in inches. The second represents the maximum
cut desired at the middle of the curve. For example: If you have a curve 5 feet
long, then half the curve is 30 inches long (1st number). And, you want to
deflect the curve 3/4" per foot of length, then the maximum cut is 5' x 3/4 =
3.75" (2nd number). Enter these values and start in the center of the curve. The
"X" is the distance along the ridgeline (or edge) from the center of the curve.
The "Y" is the offset to mark from the straight ridgeline (or edge). All
measurements are to 1/16th of an inch.

CATENARY CURVE CALCULATION

30 Half the Length (in)

3.75 Maximum Cut (in)
-1.841347 conversion factor
x y=(cosh(x) -cosh(1)) X (in) Y (in)
0.00 -0.5431 0 0 /16 3 12 /16
0.05 -0.5418 1 8 /16 3 12 /16
0.10 -0.5381 3 0 /16 3 11 /16
0.15 -0.5318 4 8 /16 3 11 /16
0.20 -0.5230 6 0 /16 3 10 /16
0.25 -0.5117 7 8 /16 3 9 /16
0.30 -0.4977 9 0 /16 3 7 /16
0.35 -0.4812 10 8 /16 3 5 /16
0.40 -0.4620 12 0 /16 3 3 /16
0.45 -0.4401 13 8 /16 3 1 /16
0.50 -0.4155 15 0 /16 2 14 /16
0.55 -0.3880 16 8 /16 2 11 /16
0.60 -0.3576 18 0 /16 2 8 /16
0.65 -0.3243 19 8 /16 2 4 /16
0.70 -0.2879 21 0 /16 1 16 /16
0.75 -0.2484 22 8 /16 1 11 /16
0.80 -0.2056 24 0 /16 1 7 /16
0.85 -0.1595 25 8 /16 1 2 /16
0.90 -0.1100 27 0 /16 0 12 /16
0.95 -0.0569 28 8 /16 0 6 /16
1.00 0.0000 30 0 /16 0 0 /16