Hi Tom, the curved shape adds quite a bit of complexity, is it possible to do a flat version and then produce the curved one by using Flow to deform it?

The method I was thinking of was to maybe focus on the arc end shape first by building something like this:



The idea there is to focus on the end shape by itself near the tip there, also you could construct this out a wide area and maybe trim off excess later. Then the center part gets surfaced separately with some space around it and a Construct > Blend is used to connect them together.

This is a lot easier to control with a flat shape though which is what I had thought you were doing...

Another possibility might be to make a shape that extended and dipped downwards past the outer surface and then got trimmed off something like this:
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=4824.10

- Michael

Ok I have nt considered sweeping in this way, seems to be a
good approach. I´ll give it a try. Thank you !

Hi Tom,
is this the type of result you want.
I networked the Bulge without the fillet and then tried various
fillets and blend solutions.
Hope it helps.

Barry

Hi Barry, thats coming pretty close. Do you still have the files to have
a closer look ?

Hi Tom,
here is the file hope it helps.
Barry

Here is a method of using blend. Adjusting the creation surfaces will control the bulge position.

A big thank you to you MOIsters for your help will download the files and get inspired !