Is this what you are trying to model?
If so, this is a fairly challenging modeling task. It depends on how detailed you want the final model to be. This grille is curved in multiple directions. Extruding the SVG, actually, is probably not the best way to start. That SVG looks, first, as if it has way too many small curve segments. So, I would throw that SVG away and start over. Personally, I would try to model this in T-Splines (Form workspace), but others would probably favor a surfacing workflow. In either case, take advantage of the symmetry of this shape, and only model 1/2 of it, and, once you get that far, mirror the other half.
I would probably model just the native surface itself, then make the grille by cutting out the open areas from that. I'm not 100% certain, though that this would work, or be the best approach, but it is how I would start. This is another thing about modeling: Be prepared to hit dead ends and start over again. An approach that you think is going to work might not pan out. And, your second design (or third, or fourth) will each get better, and more efficient.
Jeff Strater
Engineering Director
