X Scaled X Sag Distance

-50 -60.0 6.0

-49 -58.8 5.8
-48 -57.6 5.5 X distance: 120
-47 -56.4 5.3 Sag distance: 6
-46 -55.2 5.1 Total Sag (%): 5.00%
-45 -54.0 4.8 Scale Factor: 47.01238
-44 -52.8 4.6
-43 -51.6 4.4
-42 -50.4 4.2
-41 -49.2 4.0
-40 -48.0 3.8
-39 -46.8 3.6
Catenary
-38 -45.6 3.4

Sag Distance
-37 -44.4 3.3 7.0
-36 -43.2 3.1
-35 -42.0 2.9 6.0
-34 -40.8 2.7
-33 -39.6 2.6 5.0
-32 -38.4 2.4
-31 -37.2 2.3 4.0
-30 -36.0 2.1
-29 -34.8 2.0 3.0
-28 -33.6 1.9
-27 -32.4 1.7 2.0
-26 -31.2 1.6
-25 -30.0 1.5 1.0
-24 -28.8 1.4
-23 -27.6 1.2 0.0
-22 -26.4 1.1 -80.0 -60.0 -40.0 -20.0 0
-21 -25.2 1.0
-20 -24.0 0.9 Sag
Distance fr
-19 -22.8 0.9
-18 -21.6 0.8
-17 -20.4 0.7
-16 -19.2 0.6
-15 -18.0 0.5
-14 -16.8 0.5
-13 -15.6 0.4
-12 -14.4 0.3
-11 -13.2 0.3
-10 -12.0 0.2
-9 -10.8 0.2
-8 -9.6 0.2
-7 -8.4 0.1
-6 -7.2 0.1
-5 -6.0 0.1
-4 -4.8 0.0
-3 -3.6 0.0
-2 -2.4 0.0
-1 -1.2 0.0
0 0.0 0.0
1 1.2 0.0
2 2.4 0.0
3 3.6 0.0
4 4.8 0.0
5 6.0 0.1
6 7.2 0.1
7 8.4 0.1
8 9.6 0.2
9 10.8 0.2
10 12.0 0.2
11 13.2 0.3
12 14.4 0.3
13 15.6 0.4
14 16.8 0.5
15 18.0 0.5
16 19.2 0.6
17 20.4 0.7
18 21.6 0.8
19 22.8 0.9
20 24.0 0.9
21 25.2 1.0
22 26.4 1.1
23 27.6 1.2
24 28.8 1.4
25 30.0 1.5
26 31.2 1.6
27 32.4 1.7
28 33.6 1.9
29 34.8 2.0
30 36.0 2.1
31 37.2 2.3
32 38.4 2.4
33 39.6 2.6
34 40.8 2.7
35 42.0 2.9
36 43.2 3.1
37 44.4 3.3
38 45.6 3.4
39 46.8 3.6
40 48.0 3.8
41 49.2 4.0
42 50.4 4.2
43 51.6 4.4
44 52.8 4.6
45 54.0 4.8
46 55.2 5.1
47 56.4 5.3
48 57.6 5.5
49 58.8 5.8
50 60.0 6.0
 Set the horizontal distance between the ends of the 'chain'
Set the amount of sag desired
Calculated sag %
Calculated scale factor used in the formulas of column c

Catenary Curve

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6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

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0.0 -20.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0

Sag Distance
Distance from center