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Help Designing using current 3d scans

paulHNAV3
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Help Designing using current 3d scans

paulHNAV3
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Is there someone out there that can give me some pointers on how to design quicker for a particular design I am doing? I am willing to do a screen share. 

 

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MagWeb
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Yes, I'm here.



Gunter Weber
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paulHNAV3
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here is my current work flow can you help be get faster and more well defined? 

 

https://autode.sk/341GvwP

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MagWeb
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You might try a workflow based on PlaneCut to get a straight bracket:

It might be necessary to do  Remesh or Reduce before.

  • Smooth the nose holes boundaries using the SCULPT>Smooth brush
  • Ohne Titel 13.jpeg
  • SELECT>Modify/SelectAll (Ctrl+A) and run Edit/Offset at a negative value to get the thickness of the sides of the nose:
  • Ohne Titel 12.jpeg
  • Select the transition region at the nose holes and run Deform/Smooth:
  • Ohne Titel 11.jpeg
  • Use EDIT/PlaneCut set at NoFill to cut the upper edge of the horizontal bracket bar:
  • Ohne Titel 10.jpeg
  • Run EDIT/CreatePivot at FromLastTool PlacementMode to save the cut's position to a pivot
  • Again run EDIT/PlaneCut with NoFill to cut the vertical outer edges of the bracket:
  • Ohne Titel 9.jpeg
  • Again run CreatePivot at FromLastTool to save that cutting plane's orientation to a pivot
  • Once again run EDIT/PlaneCut. Click on the upper pivot to make the cut snap to this orientation. Move the plane with snapping enabled to get a parallel cut. This time set PlaneCut to CutType= SliceGroups:
  • Ohne Titel 8.jpeg
  • Do the another cut of groups using the other pivot:
  • Ohne Titel 7.jpeg
  • Select all groups you do not need for the bracket by double click and hit X to discard these surface regions:
  • Ohne Titel 6.jpeg
  • SELECT the two face groups inside the nose holes and crop them to the needed length using SELECT/Edit/Plancut (this restricts the cut to selected areas only)
  • Ohne Titel 4.jpeg
  • Now SelectAll (Ctrl+A (Cmd+A on Mac)) and run SELECT/Edit/Offset to give the bracket the needed thickness (this time a positive value)
  • Ohne Titel 3.jpeg
  • Now you might run Deform/Smooth:
  • Ohne Titel 2.jpeg
  • Done:
  • Ohne Titel.jpeg


Gunter Weber
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paulHNAV3
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Thank you MagWeb this has helped a ton! last question is how do I measure the length of just the Hook? (see attached picture) for example if I need the part that wraps around the nostril and goes in the nose to be 10mm how do I define that measurement?

 

 

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MagWeb
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Before doing the cut on the interior surfaces (9th image above) use EDIT/Align to move the piece to the ground plane:

Ohne Titel.jpeg

(You might use EDIT/Transform to move/rotate it so the base grid intersects the object where you want the measurement's start plane)

Now select the interior groups as in image 9(above) and do SELECT/Edit/PlaneCut.

Make sure that snapping is on (the small S circle needs to be green - if not: Click it) , also the A circle (absolute coordinates) and the W circle (World frame).

Ohne Titel 5.jpeg

Now dragging an arrow you'll see snapping increments. If needed, refine the increments using the up/down arrows on your keyboard.

Ohne Titel 4.jpeg

 



Gunter Weber
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paulHNAV3
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Thank you very much for your help! this works wonderfully 

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