Help Designing using current 3d scans

[paulHNAV3]

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. 

[MagWeb]

Yes, I'm here.

[paulHNAV3]

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

https://autode.sk/341GvwP

[MagWeb · Accepted solution]

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
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• SELECT>Modify/SelectAll (Ctrl+A) and run Edit/Offset at a negative value to get the thickness of the sides of the nose:
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• Select the transition region at the nose holes and run Deform/Smooth:
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• Use EDIT/PlaneCut set at NoFill to cut the upper edge of the horizontal bracket bar:
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• 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:
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• 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:
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• Do the another cut of groups using the other pivot:
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• Select all groups you do not need for the bracket by double click and hit X to discard these surface regions:
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• 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)
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• 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)
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• Now you might run Deform/Smooth:
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• Done:
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[paulHNAV3]

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?

[MagWeb · Accepted solution]

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

(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).

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

[paulHNAV3 · Accepted solution]

Thank you very much for your help! this works wonderfully