From: gunter511
Hey All,
Here's the design:
I'd like to round off or fillet the top sections of the patterns and have tried selecting edges and surfaces, but haven't been successful.
Could someone please explain how I can achieve this?
Many thanks in advance.
Gunter
From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
For this sort of thing
Better to seperate all forms!
And not use mm !
Here i scale by 100
Use no unities
Acis don't works!
Only Solids ++
Max fillet is here 0.4 (depending of the admissible max along the top face perimeter!
From: gunter511
Thank you Pilou, separating forms is no problem. The issue is I'd like to have the solid patterns rounded at the top and not just a small fillet along the edges.
Like this:
How would I go about doing that?
Many thanks,
Gunter
From: pressure (PEER)
Hi Gunter,
Is this for 3D printing, for CNC milling, or for rendering?
- Peer
From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
When you draw with less sharp angles you can increase the fillet!
Here 4 max 4 for example so x 10 from above
Don't seen your last example! :)
From: gunter511
Hi Peer,
It's for 3D resin printing.
Thanks,
Gunter
From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
With your last example
I believe that you must make some lofts so some sections! ;)
Or some ideas by Barry H
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=11206.1
From: Frenchy Pilou (PILOU)
Or some subdivisions... ? :)
Look at this bible thread of subdivide in MOi! ;)
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=9689.1
From: pressure (PEER)
Hi Gunter,
Since this is for 3D printing you are almost certainly better off using a different type of software like ZBrush. Here's a tutorial on filigree.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6TVd7vZSII
Making filigree in MoI, or any other NURBS CAD software, would be quite challenging and time consuming. The only reason I can imagine doing that would be if the part needed to be milled.
- Peer
From: Michael Gibson
Hi Gunter, yes like Peer writes above it will be difficult to make an organic form like you want in a CAD program where the focus is more on mechanical parts.
You may want to check out 3D Coat in addition to ZBrush for making that type of model.
- Michael