Hi, Michael.
Thank you. It didn't start that way. Most of those mods came after the main fillets were complete. I made some divisions in some surfaces to make the network filler; and I also broke up the tapered sides to add a perpendicular section and blended the two surfaces. It's a mess - but it worked for a quick rendering. :-)
Ron

Thank you, Andrei !
I appreciate the advice from both of you. I will start fresh, and try to get a clean result in case they need mold drawings later.
Ron

Hi Ron,

> It's a mess - but it worked for a quick rendering.

Yeah unfortunately though filleting is much less tolerant of such things than rendering is...

- Michael

Here is the "final" result of rebuilding. Not quite as clean as Michael's example, but it is a true solid with no known errors.
The sides are at 3.5 degrees draft angle; except for the rear 8mm, which are perp to the front faces.
Ron

Looks good Ron!

- Michael

Ron, very simple, is not it? :)
I notice at last time that a lot of peoply try to make simple things in very complex way and model become messy and it is very hard to work with.

I think the basic approach have to be:
1. Make base shape.
2. Trim it and modify.


You have to look on things from big to small, from silhouette to details etc... FROM BIG TO SMALL!
If you have to model some object, make first it without any details just base shape and then begin to make details. And when you start to make details also make it this way from base shape to detail e.t.c.. I see people some times moving from details to big forms and trouble begins. It is wrong way if you model from reference, you see all model and have to plane how to move from big to small.

I can allow to move from small to big if you make concept art and really did not know where you will be after 5 minutes :) But after that sometimes you have to go back and reapair/rebuild you geometry.


And the general rule is: ALWAYS TRY TO FINDE THE SIMPLEST WAY TO MAKE THINGS.

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