MULTI-PURPOSE ANALOGUE DEVICE FOR TRACING CURVES AND GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS

It is provided a multi-purpose analogue device (1) for tracing curves and geometric transformations comprising a first guide (3) defining a first translation axis (3a) and movable on a tracing plane along a predetermined direction perpendicular to the first axis (3a), a second guide (4) integral to the first guide (3) defining a second translation axis (4a) perpendicular to the first axis (3a), a connector (5) configured to be connected to the guides (3, 4) and comprising a third guide (50) defining a third translation axis (5a), constrained in a compliant way and roto-translatable with respect to the second guide (4), a first slider (6) constrained in a compliant way to the first guide (3), movable along the first axis (3a) and including first movement means (60) configured to allow movement of the first slider (6) in the plane along a movement direction (6a), and support means (61) configured to track a mark on the plane or to support in contact with the plane tracking means, wherein the connector (5) further comprises a fourth guide (51) defining a fourth translation axis (5b) and integrally constrained or integral, to the third guide (50) such that the translation axes (5a, 5b) are mutually perpendicular so as to allow for at least a first and second configuration in which the first slider (6) is also constrained in a compliant way respectively to the third guide (50) and translatable along the third axis (5a) or also to the fourth guide (51) and translatable along the fourth axis (5b).