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Curving lines in two planes
matt_nickerson020
Member Posts: 2 ✭
Hey,
I'm new to onshape and I'm trying to design armor to 3d print. what I'm wondering is how to make a line that curves on two different planes or if I'm going about this the wrong way. I'm trying to take this top curved line and curve it so it matches the bottom curved line, but when I move it it goes way out into the far reaches of space. Any help would be great. the third image is what I'm trying to make it do but the third one is flat and I can't get the whole object to bend, so that could be an option too.
Thanks Matt
I'm new to onshape and I'm trying to design armor to 3d print. what I'm wondering is how to make a line that curves on two different planes or if I'm going about this the wrong way. I'm trying to take this top curved line and curve it so it matches the bottom curved line, but when I move it it goes way out into the far reaches of space. Any help would be great. the third image is what I'm trying to make it do but the third one is flat and I can't get the whole object to bend, so that could be an option too.
Thanks Matt
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Answers
The two most useful tools for creating freeform (not really) surfaces are loft and sweep. Both tools can use a guide curve. Sweep is handy if the profile/cross-section of the surface doesn't change much. Loft gives you the freedom of multiple profile curves. See my model below for a quick example of using the loft command.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/57acdfaae4b005c413ed9b6f/w/3fd585a46d3af1b3ba413c53/e/5500da279a0620a22e4b0b1f