Modeling watch band

[Anonymous]

I download a watch model from GrabCAD, I want to model the watch band like that but cannot figure out how to do it.

Enclosed is the watch band model. Appreciate for suggestion and advise.

[SaeedHamza]

Hi,

I made you a screencast on how to start

It needs some time to upload

Regards

Saeed

[SaeedHamza]

Here is the screencast

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much! Learned how to use revolve on the spring bar from your screencast. Do you have idea how to make the triangle tip of the other end of the strap?

[SaeedHamza]

Hi,

I'm sorry for the late reply

What do you mean by the tringle tip? the steel piece of a watch?

If so, here is a screencast about it

Regards

Saeed

[Anonymous]

Many thanks for the new screencast. My problem is the tail of the strap, that design is hard to create using loft. I am thinking should I use sculpt to model strap?

[davebYYPCU]

The main body of the strap was revolved as Saaed demonstrated.  You take that revolve to the longest part of the stap, then sketch the shape of the strap end in top view, 

use Split body with that sketch profile, add appropriate fillets.

Loft will work with Rails, as well.

Might help....

[SaeedHamza]

Yes, Exactly as @davebYYPCU said

But I wouldn't recommend the loft

Here is a screencast on the process

Regards

Saeed

[Anonymous]

Thank you very much for the new screencast I will try your way to model my strap.

Best regards,

Frederick

[Anonymous]

I follow the screencast and made my strap. I combine both loft and sweep to create the strap because I want to create wider spring-bar end to narrower tail.

Also the surface curve of upper and lower is different. However, I cannot use revolve to close the spring-bar end due to the non-symmetry of the upper and lower profile. Any suggestion how to close the non-symmetry end?

Enclosed is my f3d and the screenshot of my problem.

Best regards,

Frederick

[SaeedHamza]

Why isn't it symmetrical, is it that you can't make it symmetrical or this is just what you want?

[Anonymous]

I intended to make in not symmetrical as most leather strap have thicker "padding" on the outer side. To solve it I am thinking to make it symmetrical on the spring-bar end, then loft to the 2nd profile with flatter inner side, I think that would work.

[SaeedHamza · Accepted solution]

Here is how to do it, but with a loft this time

Regards

Saeed

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much~~ Learned a bunch of new things from you.

Best regards,

Frederick