Tray Modelling help

[marks3U6W9]

Hi. Would anyone know how to model up something like this? I can get close but am struggling to have the curve correctly follow the cut out top section. Many thanks 

 

[g-andresen]

Hi,

Please share the file.

File > export > save as f3d on local drive  > attach it to the post.

günther

[TrippyLighting]

I personally would model this using T-Splines in less than 10-15 minutes.

I can do a screen recording in the evening (US-EST).  

[marks3U6W9]

That would be great thanks Peter

[marks3U6W9]

Here's where I got to 

[TrippyLighting]

Again, screencast will come later:

 

[marks3U6W9]

Thats very close thanks a lot Peter. If there's anyway to make the inside corner fillets any counter that would be great. Just looked at your Fusion file and don't seem to be able to figure out the workflow from the timeline so if you do have time to make a short video this evening that would be really kind. Thanks again.

[marks3U6W9]

that should have read any rounder

[TrippyLighting]

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@marks3U6W9 wrote:

that should have read any rounder

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That's what I thought 😉

[marks3U6W9]

Good morning Peter. Did you get a chance to do that screencast last night? Cheers 

[TrippyLighting · Accepted solution]

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@marks3U6W9 wrote:

Good morning Peter. Did you get a chance to do that screencast last night? Cheers 

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Nope, but I did now just now. It will take another  30 min or so for it to convert on YouTube.

[marks3U6W9]

Peter that was bloody brilliant. Thanks very much indeed. I'm not familiar with the form workspace in Fusion at all so will spend some time going through your screencast in detail and try and replicate what you did. Always learning right? Am I right in thinking this would be a pretty tough thing to model in the regular solid workspace? 

Thanks again. Really appreciate you taking the time.

[davebYYPCU]

Am I right in thinking this would be a pretty tough thing to model in the regular solid workspace? 

Depends on the level of detail you would be looking for, not tough or impossible, IMO forms do a better job.

Might help...

[marks3U6W9]

Understood. I'll go with the way you did it then. Thanks again for the help Peter

[jhackney1972 · Accepted solution]

Here is my version of a tray using the solid modeling environment.  I hope it looks good to you.  Model is attached if it interest you.

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@marks3U6W9 wrote:

 Am I right in thinking this would be a pretty tough thing to model in the regular solid workspace? 

@marks3U6W9 

The modeling technique I would use would largely be dependent on the actual manufacturing method that is intended.

Will you use standard tooling or do you have a 5-axis machine? Or are you simply going to 3D Print this?

[marks3U6W9]

Thanks for the replies chaps. John appreciate you modelling it up. Will take a look when I next get to the desk. 

cadwhisperer I don’t have a five access machine just a small three axis one. Would probably add the roundover on the underside at a router table. 

[TheCADWhisperer]

@marks3U6W9 

Is the machine CNC controlled or manual control?

[marks3U6W9]

Cnc controlled

[TrippyLighting]

If it's a decent CNC machine, for example a Shapoko, you should have no problem creating this tray.