Help with doming imported DXF?
Do the dome part in blender using the inset tool..it will be a 2 min job as opposed to doing it in Fusion which will take forever.
Just my 2 cents.
Phil Procario Jr.
Owner, Laser & CNC Creations
I would probably attempt the with this Surface revolves and lofts.
I would assume tat the model provided in the screenshot by @WHolzwarth was created with solids and then some creative filleting, but I don't like the surfaces that creates on the arms and the pointy area on the bottom.
If no one beats me to it I might make a screencast of sorts.
So I've tried my luck and here's one ay to do this with a number of revolves and solid lofts.
The thing with "doming" a 2D outline is that the 2D outline does not indicate at all what the finished 3D object is going to look like. Assuming that outline can just be "domed" while that can be done if this is created in the sculpt environment is likely going to result in a rather ugly 3D object.
A few words on the DXF. None of the things that look like they are tangent actually are, so one either ends up with ugly transitions or a good bit of cleanup work has to be done.
That's looking very good, and I must admit, that my workflow was not very straightforward.
But I think, your way of doing is possible in Inventor, too.
Walter
Walter Holzwarth
He He. Well, mine is not straight forward either. That's why the f3d file has the V9 as part of the name. I had to tinker around with it a few times and backed myself into a corner several times so it was more efficient to start over. Thats what I mean when I say that simply "doming" the part is not going to work.
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