topic Re: Working on a curved surface in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Working on a curved surface

Sungod3000 — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:33:31 GMT

Hi,

im creating the armband for a smartwatch and i want to 3d print it in place with the curvature of the armband already "baked in".

Now i want to slim down the armband towards from the full width on top where the watch part is, down towards the clasp.

One way would be to loft the armband along a curve, but i wonder if there isnt a simpler way of projecting a sketch with cutlines along the curved surface...

Cheers F.

Re: Working on a curved surface

etfrench — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 18:52:32 GMT

Create a sketch on the rectangular face at the bottom of the image. Project the body to the sketch. Draw a line at the angle you want to trim the body to. Mirror it (assuming the origin is at the center). Use those lines in a split body command.

Re: Working on a curved surface

g-andresen — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 18:53:33 GMT

Hi,

please share the f3d file for reply

günther

Re: Working on a curved surface

Sungod3000 — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:34:49 GMT

Here we go

Re: Working on a curved surface

etfrench — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:44:01 GMT

This is with a 10 degree angle.

Re: Working on a curved surface

Sungod3000 — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:47:39 GMT

Yes I thought about that and what i used for the mockup, but the cut wont follow the curve well in some parts.

But that

Re: Working on a curved surface

etfrench — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:00:12 GMT

Just change the straight lines to control point splines and make them tangent to the surface at the top.

Re: Working on a curved surface

davebYYPCU — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:12:21 GMT

I find Extrude > Intersect a cleaner option for my timelines.

Might help….

Re: Working on a curved surface

jeffescott — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 04:43:34 GMT

I use a wrap. Ooops meant emboss

Re: Working on a curved surface

etfrench — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 05:44:11 GMT

How will emboss cut the sides at an angle?