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Wires on a model?
mk_lunix
Member Posts: 2 ✭
I'm technically new to onshape? but I have been making a lot of stuff on here, Some huge projects here or there, just from boredom. but I have been having trouble with one of my projects struggling to figure something out
This is AES She is a project for something I have been working on but I have been having trouble trying to figure out how to create wires on the entire body including the tail, and I mean like metal wires stuff that you would find in an electrical box, I have been having a troublesome time trying to figure out solutions for it and how I would be able to make her entire body appear as if it was composed of nothing but wires and other machine like parts
If there is a solution can someone help me? and if not then Okay.
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EvanReese
Member, Mentor Posts: 2,406 ✭✭✭✭✭
If it's mostly about the visual, then a combination of Routing Curve features or my custom Freeform Spline feature along with my custom Wire feature would be a good way to go. It'll still be fairly manual though.
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martin_kopplow
Member Posts: 808 PRO
If it is only for posing, I have once used simple "Wire connection Mate Connectors" where the wires would attach on my parts and then I designed the wires in context of the assembly, mainly using 3D splines or bridging curves. The wires would then need to get their context updated after I moved the parts in their joints, but since that was not frequently done, I was okay with it. Simplified Version:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/85c69b8c9c0d6ac74d3188db/w/4f199ce9541d800a2ce2f6cc/e/f10d754bce319f5f57d6f10b?renderMode=0&uiState=6832f8e7b1d2db0e3a151ab0
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If it's mostly about the visual, then a combination of Routing Curve features or my custom Freeform Spline feature along with my custom Wire feature would be a good way to go. It'll still be fairly manual though.
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If it is only for posing, I have once used simple "Wire connection Mate Connectors" where the wires would attach on my parts and then I designed the wires in context of the assembly, mainly using 3D splines or bridging curves. The wires would then need to get their context updated after I moved the parts in their joints, but since that was not frequently done, I was okay with it. Simplified Version:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/85c69b8c9c0d6ac74d3188db/w/4f199ce9541d800a2ce2f6cc/e/f10d754bce319f5f57d6f10b?renderMode=0&uiState=6832f8e7b1d2db0e3a151ab0