Help with creating a Mandolin top
Could you provide a few photos from different views ?
Have you scaled the canvas in your design ?
Due to the existing symmetry, usually you would only sketch and model half of it and then mirror.
I can help, but you'll have to be patient. If this would only be a modeling task this is not at all a beginner project given that you are also trying to math an existing physical artifact.
The photos don't really help, as I am trying to get a better understanding of the geometry where the neck attaches to the body. Also, please don't attach photos. Images can be directly embedded into a post by dragging them from a folder into the message body, or screenshots can be pasted from the clipboard directly into the message body.
I am noticing that your images are quite distorted (lens distortion).
Yes, I know that 😉
What I am trying to get a better understanding of is how the curved top surface transitions into the mostly rectangular surface the neck attaches to. As such, these flat, top-down photos don't convey that information. A few more images from different angles would help.
I have a drawing of a F5, this is similar with an A1. And it has not exact be the same after milling the oversize top it must by hand make it fit.
I hope that this helps for you.
I wasn't looking for drawings. I was hoping for more photos from different angles.
Question: Once you have a model, what do you intend to do with the model?
I took a screenshot of a model I had. Obviously not a mandolin, but another string instrument with similar construction.
I am interested in one or more pictures of how that area circled in red looks like.
That is a good photo. Tells me exactly what I want to see.
I am attempting this using T-Splines, btw.
I took a stab at this over the weekend. Used your canvas, but pretty much started from scratch. It's a bit down and dirty and the surface transitions could use some tweaking. Also, the inside "carve" is pretty crappy, it was quickly modelled. to do it correctly you'd need to build the inside surface similar to the outside surface.
