Embossing on a solid vase

[Cameron_Greatorex]

I've created a vase for a project which is made out of a simple spline and a revolve. I'm starting to emulate the patterns - first as a 2D sketch then projected as a 3D sketch. The reason being, the emboss function didn't work with a 2D sketch and according to the forums embossing is only available for flat, cylindrical or truncated surfaces.

What are my options? Is there a way to turn the 3D sketch into an offset surface and extrude it from there? I almost never use 3D sketches.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[JDMather]

Can you Attach your *.ipt file here?

[Cameron_Greatorex]

Sure. Thank you for taking a look at it.

[Cameron_Greatorex]

I used the email reply function, but I'll post here just incase.

Thank you for taking a look at it JD!

[j.palmeL29YX · Accepted solution]

Attached an example to show a principal solution. Of course it must be refined with the correct dimensions. The main idea is to use a bended part feature...

[Cameron_Greatorex]

Wow. Thank you for doing this. I can make sense of about half of what you have done and how you did it. Is it possible for you to share a screen capture so that the community can document this process? I am sincerely grateful for your help. If anyone would like to suggest a further simplified solution they are welcome to, but for now I am going to accept this solution and pray that I can recreate it (there are about 3 more sketches that I have to do with the same technique).

[Cameron_Greatorex]

I've just tried replicating your steps with my sketch but the part won't bend with the same parameters that you had. I converted your sketch into construction geometry and just added my own on top. It's not a problem integrating it throughout the construction tree but gets stuck with just one iteration of mine when it is time to bend. So close!

[j.palmeL29YX]

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@Cameron_Greatorex wrote:

So close!

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Post your current dwg ...

[Cameron_Greatorex]

Thank you 😅

[JDMather]

Post your current *.ipt file.

[Cameron_Greatorex]

Here you go. It just won't bend for some reason 🤔

[j.palmeL29YX]

The bend line must touch or cross the volume. Your Line (the sketch plane) is a little away from the volume.

(see attached image).

(and sorry for my error above: I wrote dwg instead of ipt, excuse me ... thanks to @JDMather for the correction)

[Cameron_Greatorex]

You da man! Thank you Jürgen. All I have to do is emulate this for 3 more patterns and with any luck....I will make an art historian a very happy man!

If I can help you in any way, just let me know.

Thank you so much!

[Cameron_Greatorex]

I just wanted to share the final result with you guys. Thank you so much for the help!