Creating organic net shape

hannah_dill

Im currently trying to make net like shape and I dont know how to exactly go about doing that. heres what I have so far. Im trying to replicate this shape.

matthew_stacy

@hannah_dill, consider exploring the "Face curves" feature script.  I did not accurately capture the surface shape that you are going for, but here is a crude approximation:

• https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f9e889fa2bccc4d04a864f36/w/516b4b95cd2054584afdc9df/e/deb84d2bde602c7fdf0a0ba2

alnis

If it is only for aesthetic purposes and the net lies on a flat plane, the wire mesh custom feature is probably what you're looking for:
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/14546/new-custom-feature-wire-mesh

Is the mesh a sort of "balloon" for this? Then it will probably be a bit more complex. Ideally, do you happen to have an image of the physical product?

matthew_stacy

@hannah_dill, consider exploring the "Face curves" feature script.  I did not accurately capture the surface shape that you are going for, but here is a crude approximation:

• https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f9e889fa2bccc4d04a864f36/w/516b4b95cd2054584afdc9df/e/deb84d2bde602c7fdf0a0ba2

leonid_raiz694

Here is a modification of @matthew_stacy document using loft instead of fill. Is it closer to what @hannah_dill looking for?
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d443235daa72ec70dd121fbf/w/b0ab92442b7b4effc333b06f/e/3ac3380089ef7e903d405a4f

matthew_stacy

@leonid_raiz694 I was not able to access your document.  Please check the share settings and re-post the URL.  The screenshot certainly looks good though.

I must admit I don't yet have a strong enough intuitive sense of when to loft instead of fill and vice versa.  But in this case, loft is clearly the better choice.  I like it.