need an Idea on how to clean this up.

need an Idea on how to clean this up.

foamworxurf
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need an Idea on how to clean this up.

foamworxurf
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I have this mold piece and sent it over to be milled, the Tech said it was good to go with the exception of some edges and lumps. Does anyone have an Idea for me to clean these areas? Ive tried several ideas to include converting back to mesh, but the mold bottom is so close I feel I could mess it up. Ill post pics. Thank you for the ideas in advance. 

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TrippyLighting
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Can you share the model in native .f3d format?

 


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foamworxurf
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Of Course, what is the best way to share?

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foamworxurf
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of course, What is the best method to share with you? 

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TrippyLighting
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Export the design as a.f3d or .f3z file and attach it to a post.


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foamworxurf
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coming in hot!

 

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TrippyLighting
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It did not come in ...


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foamworxurf
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how about now, I didn't wait for it to load last try

 

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TrippyLighting
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Can you elaborate on how the mesh you imported was created?

Did you use a special software for surf bords and alike to create that mesh?

 

The workflow you chose is completely different from what I would do and a lot of what I would do with the mesh would actually no happen in Fusion 360.

 

There is really no way you can just "clean up" these edges without fixing the inputs and the input is that mesh. Everything else is going to be a hack!


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foamworxurf
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I do have a software specific to surfboards and my cnc. The mesh is an stl direct from my shaping software. When I Pull it into fusion it looks smooth and clean. Not sure why that happened. The top came out, but not the botttom? 

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TrippyLighting
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@foamworxurf wrote:

I do have a software specific to surfboards and my cnc. The mesh is an stl direct from my shaping software. 


Triangulated meshes - that's what .stl files are - and most CAD software do not work very well together.

CAD software can export .stl files for 3D printing, but using triangulated mesh files as input to a design process in a CAD software is usually laden with problems.

That is particularly the case when shapes are technical, compound curved surfaces. A mesh is one way of representing 3D geometry and particularly triangulated meshes are the lest common denominator.

 

CAD software represents geometry in form of BRep and NURBS, a mathematically precise description of geometry.

 

When you import a triangulated mesh surface into Fusion 360, it might look smooth, because of the way Fusion 360 shades the surface, but it is still faceted and not smooth.


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foamworxurf
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Would importing an obj file help that as Appleseed to an stl?

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TrippyLighting
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If the .obj also contains a triangulated mesh, then No.

Also, the geometry of this particular mesh exhibits a problem at the very tip.

 

Your best option is to learn designing these surf boards using the native tools in Fusion 360.


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