Ok. I am getting the feel for using the pictures in the back ground. But, now how do I bring them together to see what it looks like before going to far.

Tony

Hi Tony,

In my opinion, it is a good idea to scale the photos, and move them so that they match up with each other, using the view,image,align command.
It helps me to place points at certain areas on the photos, say two points per photo, say 1 point at left center, 1 point at right center.
Also place a start and an end point on the MoI screen, at known lengths, where the stock will be created.

The align command takes a little bit of practice, but is fairly easy...
Pick the two points on the photos, then pick start point on the screen, and the endpoint on the screen.
The photo is scaled and can also be rotated a bit, if it is slightly askew.

Lots of saves helps, as going backwards may be limited. Setting up the incremental save script is handy. (Alt+S).

(Just one amateurs opinions.)

There is going to be some distortion and slightly angled photos, so the photos are a guide, not perfection...

Thanks. I forgot to do the left/butt drawing as well.
I use loft to connect the 3 planes correct?
More practice tonight.

Tony

Another question, do i need to draw a drawing in the back screen as well?

Tony

Hi Tony,
I think that a photo of the back side of the stock would have valuable data for forming the grip/trigger end, depending upon how
much detail you are creating... A lot of measurements of distances and curvatures might help too.

The impression is that you are aiming for say 80% of the finished product?

IMHO it is not a matter of putting up 4 or 5 pictures, pushing the loft button, and having a finished model.
The loft tool is helpful, and perhaps sweep and network as well... etc.

when I try to put the back picture in the window, the front picture is there and I can figure out how to delete the wrong picture for the screen. Help needed with this one.
80% would be more than enough for now while I am learning.

Tony

?
Under view image, select a jpg, and hit the show/hide button.

Thanks. I will work on it again this evening.

Tony

Well, I have been working on it but just am not getting the time to make much progress. My limited computer skills sure slow things down. Anyway, I am getting farther and farther behind trying to get this going so, The first of next wk I will be asking if someone who is better at this work than I am, would be interested in drawing the stock up in a format I can send to cut3D. I am posting this here so the people who have been helping me, who would know the best how long it will take to do this based on the prior e-mails can e-mail me if they are interested. I do not expect it to be perfect, but close enough so I can take it from there. I do expect and want to pay for the time involved. Let me know if interested to help with this project.

My e-mail address is below for contacting me.

Thanks

Tony

akgdc@prtel.com

(message from bemfarmer, moved here from another thread)

Tony, here is a possible model.

Added just a bit to the butt end.
The hand grip is a little oversize.

Would need to be checked against actual model to see if it is the right size.

Some more boolean unions, point removal...
Not sure just what additional processing is needed to get the model?
May not be watertight?

I just got a note to look at the last thread-WOW! Bemfarmer sure has spent the time learning Moi. Thank you for posting this picture.

Tony

Did some cleanup, Boolean diff on one purple sliver.
Did export to Aspire as .obj

Should have done the grip with Burr's method...