Welcome to the Onshape forum! Ask questions and join in the discussions about everything Onshape.
First time visiting? Here are some places to start:- Looking for a certain topic? Check out the categories filter or use Search (upper right).
- Need support? Ask a question to our Community Support category.
- Please submit support tickets for bugs but you can request improvements in the Product Feedback category.
- Be respectful, on topic and if you see a problem, Flag it.
If you would like to contact our Community Manager personally, feel free to send a private message or an email.
How do I make this geometry work?
Noa_Letrouit
Member Posts: 1 EDU
So, I've been trying to make a realistic ionian column and the main feature of those is the volutes. They have some unusual geometry and I am stuck because Onshape refuses to make sweeps that intersect themselves. Does anyone have suggestions? see the volutes on the photo for reference
Tagged:
0
Answers
make it in 2 or more sweep parts and use boolean to combine them. not guaranteed to be stress free but might get you there.
Depending on the accuracy and level of detail, a solid-modeling CAD may not be the best tool for the job.
There are AI's available nowadays that can generate point clouds or stl's from pictures. that may be intersting and then import to edit further with mixed modeling.
else on this particular sweep issue: try a surface sweep of only the top faces. those should be possible without the self-intersection.
then you'll have to add a ruled surfaces and do some trimming etc to make a solid out of it later.
Reminds me of this:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/4aa8905bd5c0b07f56d4f6c8/w/a24b3bea17fd3f8cb6d31784/e/17d0c8c6b3a49897bb2cf7a2