Hello, I am new to this site, i hope you can help. I am building a model Titanic as a project over winter. My plan was to build the parts in Soildworks and print parts using a 3d printer. I have manged to learn how to make a number of parts from help from here and on youtube But im now stuck and have been trying for days to make this part. I think i need to use a Lofted boss/base ( i think haha) This is the part i am trying to build. Has anyone got any ideas, or a link to a video that may help? Thanks in advance! Rob
I think you can use a loft with some guide curves. Make your large horizontal section, and the top of the smaller tube. Create a few 3D curves of the profile it should follow. I did a quick test with one guide curve center to center, and two more horizontal from the center at either end of both profiles. Had 'okish' results, that I think you could get right with a bit of finessing.
Thank you very much for this! I will go and try again now! I will upload an image of the part I got to. If I am to print it on a 3D printer down the line, do I need to use two surfaces? I created the base on the bottom plane and the opening funnel on the right plane and joined them up. I don’t know if I am well off with this Thanks again Rob
You're thinking you can only loft in a straight line. Open your mind Here's my quick attempt: The key to this is a loft for the top bit. The bottom is easy. I'm not sure what was strictly required, but I threw in a bunch of guide curves, and the profile at either end: This probably works fine if you have the hollow portion in the profile, but I decided to be 'lazy' and make it solid. Once the two halves were made, I shelled it, removing the end faces, and...voila, a part Good luck EDIT: I think you can accomplish a similar thing if you sweep with guide curves. Probably much easier too, as I imagine it's less likely to twist in weird ways, as lofts do.
