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Modeling an extruded triangles pattern on a curved surface

Hi everyone!
I got an interesting 3D modeling challenge for you. I want to model an extruded triangle pattern on a curved surface. This pattern would be part of an emergency button on a smart band. For reference, I've already modeled this pattern on a planar surface (first photo). The real challenge is to curve this 3D pattern to match the surface of the smart band (second photo). As you can see in the first screenshot, the extrusions aren't horizontal but they have an angle.

I'm giving everybody who wants to try solving this problem the link to the models: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/82e7316b7b23742a51dc7080/w/a887e190a3a597898a31d54a/e/b4dbb2af329ff8259b37446e?renderMode=0&uiState=658851935cad547e60a75d62
Thank you

Comments

  • robert_johnstonrobert_johnston Member Posts: 42 PRO
    I'm sure there are better ways, used intersect curve to get a sweep path, then circular pattern remove the triangle cutout?


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