Full Version: Filetting Filigree

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

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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!

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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

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Hi Gunter,

Is this for 3D printing, for CNC milling, or for rendering?

- Peer

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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! :)

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Hi Peer,

It's for 3D resin printing.

Thanks,
Gunter

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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

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Or some subdivisions... ? :)
Look at this bible thread of subdivide in MOi! ;)

http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=9689.1

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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

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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

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