I think it's just fallout from some other forums. Sadly, it comes here. I certainly DO recognize whats going on.

""""""I think all those guys have six-figure design partnerships and only use SolidWorks."""""""""

Most of the 6 figure guy's wouldnt limit themselves that way.

Sweep / Network give exactly same result or curvature's surfaces and / or tangency are slightly different ?

> Most of the 6 figure guy's wouldnt limit themselves that way.

Yeah ;-) You're right Burr, I spoke too quickly... it's gotta be the guys who 'thinks' they deserve to earn 6-figures.

We're all pretty civil here at MoI... there's a particular pirate radio forum that's having a odd day if there isn't a few roaring flames going.

Pilou,
I've noticed that too - to a certain point.
I think they share some of the same internal mechanisms for creation, but it's easy to get them to act differently.

Sweep, I think, does kind of a scan and fit action as it follows a path, and Network seems like it does some kind of averaging to create the surface.

I am grateful for all the tutorials posted. I have not worked through many, but not by choice, just lack of time.

This is 1 forum that I check many times per day and would have to say, it's the only forum I know of that has no pointless flaming :) unlike the camera forums I like to visits now and then.

Sweep or Network ?
I wanted most rounded shape possible..sweep is my favourite tool,i did the joystick handle and the boots with the same technique
i think to be NOT the right person to ask technical Nurbs tips for the following steps:
1-i got limits with English leanguage (i'll start a refreshing English course next week)
2-i have an istinctive approach with Nurbs modeling,started with ACAD 2000 then ACAD 2005,just solids,not surfaces(i remember everytime needed to orient UCS icon..)
istinctive means i got an idea,i do it,trying to find the most simple way ever ! I'm planning what i'll do,but not too much,let follow my" instinct".MOI is the natural tool for this workflow..."a pair of wings to fly "
so:i attach the microphone 3dm file i did,have a try,compare,rebuilt like you want !

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I think,without know directely both guys,Burr and Mike have different backgrounds
Burr have a serious approach because he use Nurbs modeling for CNC work
Mike is a graphic designer,then started with 3D Nurbs..so:more fantasy..
i follow Burr's youtube channel and also Mike's website,first one you find correct techniques,second you find techniques applied to the realty
following both guys you can have a complete panorama of MOI

Cool model!
Model by m-dynamics

Mercì beaucoup !

"Far Out!" Pilou!

Thanks M!

Little variation on model:
no more outern handles but a compact "in-molded " site for handling the radio,made extruding side face then blended (i think looks better and follow Mike's -king of blend- style)



Display texture also designed from scratch in Moi (..what a great software...) exported in AI format then colored in PS
Please forgive me Mike.i'm absolutely ignorant about CB Radioamateur stuff



This is my "official" image for Mike's challenge (i'm fully focused to the "un-official"...coming soon..)

I like it - I like it a lot. The seam needs some attention as you can see orange poking through. Needs a lip or an L type lip on both edges.

Martin

You mean to do the visible orange seal i made in the middle of the mic in the radio box too?You're right !(thanks for suggestion)
Please tell me if i understand right what you mean
..anyway if you check the mic file you'll can find not all correct and orthogonal,because i start modeling the mic in hurry
i'm always focused on the shape and the look of it,i leave little details and many times i'm plan just a little.This is wrong..i know..(this means when i say "istinctive approach)..
this CB transmitter is just a little part of my bigger project i'm working on

Awesome...


Peace,
Rich_Art. ;-)

Sorry did not explain well enough

I think is a unique camera angulation that show this ugly thing..if i choose all others point of views it not happens
screenshot of C4D scene without top box
you can see original Mike's rubber seal in correct position,not off-center



I have to leave the shot as it is....(wife is comin'home...better to stay as far as possible from PC..)

M-dynamics, that's absolutely brilliant!!!
Really nice job on the renders and added augmentations and arrangement concepts.
It appears that this radio is virtually indestructible - and, might I add: weather-proof.

> Please forgive me Mike.i'm absolutely ignorant about CB Radioamateur stuff

No worries, a major attraction to the amateur radio hobby is the fun and creativity that is had.

You should see this little quick project of mine:
I mean, I used an Altoids mint tin as the case!




Also, the shape in between the two halves of the box was intended to be a rubber seal.
Since I didn't invest any time on the modeling of the interior, there are some coinciding surfaces that may render with unexpected results.

Neat project Majik. I made a CW transceiver in a tobacco tin with discrete components. Yours looks too complex to be CW only. SSB? Also, did you make the board yourself?

> Yours looks too complex to be CW only. SSB? Also, did you make the board yourself?

CW only. And it was a kit. It's circuitry design is over-designed for the type of method it uses, but it works well.
Steve, Check this out:

http://www.k4icy.com/cw.htm
- lower in the page.


And also:
http://www.k4icy.com/cw_qrp_sw40.html


The one in the mint tin is a KD1JV DC30 sold as a kit from Hendrix Kits. http://www.qrpkits.com/
It a single frequency rig with 1 watt output.
I happened on it from a friend learning how to solder. It looked really bad and I had to fix and re-do a bunch of stuff.

The pretty one is a CW rig that is an amalgam of different kits built from scratch. The main rig board is an SW40 that was until recently, sold by Small Wonder Labs. http://www.smallwonderlabs.com/
It boasts a 2 watt output. I put all kinds of other goodies in, including a digital display and keyer module. It tunes all of the 7 mHz CW ham band and has a very good receiver.

You'll also see that I used MoI to design the exact placement of all of the main components and panel hole placements.

Of course, I could fire up my commercial rig and send CW at 100 watts, but what many don't know is that just a few watts are enough to span the globe with good conditions. And there's a sport to that.
I've also built a few relatively basic circuits containing just a handful of parts. All fun.

At the beginning of this thread you told about glitches,i checked one more time the rubber seal.Moi says that's a joined surface,not a solid(is better to have solids,more warranties to have all surfaces welded together)
..no problem Mike,maybe i'll do another shot leave things as they are,retouching later in PS !

Yeah it looks like that edge is not joined between those 2 surfaces - when edges are joined the generated mesh combines together vertex structures of both sides of the joined edge to avoid those kinds of cracks.

- Michael

As I could not get any clear .obj import into KeyShot, smashing in ZBrush and blurring in PShop helped hiding the lack of
my modelling skills... ;) And no, Yoda is just a bitmap... :)