Hello!
Having found no similar topic, I am asking for your help.
I'm not used to doing this kind of part at all, so I find myself a bit lost (I was in sheet metal)... It is therefore a circular tap with different diameters at each end. And we can notice the small "ribs" all around and profiling along the length of the piece.
My approach was to use surface seeing only this solution ...? So I manage to create the coarse shape of the faucet but not the famous ribs.
To make the part, I created a sketch that serves as a guide curve, then I drew circles of several diameters in different planes, to finish I use the smoothed surface function. So far I don't think I'm too bad at finding the crude form. For the "ribs" I tried to modify my circle sketch by representing the rib but it ends up intersecting in the length...
So I'm asking you for help, ideas, tutorials
Thank you:)
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Hello
We have dealt with similar subjects and very often this is solved by the smoothing function or swept bossing. For the tap knob an extrusion revolution function you do it in two minutes, plus three minutes for what's in it as a square bore, etc...
I don't have my SW with me to give you concrete examples but our forum colleagues will fix it for you. ;-)
Almost as simple as sheet metal ; -) ;-) ;-)
Kind regards
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Thank you for your answer Zozo_mp :)
The image is an example for the principle.
I used smoothed surface but we can notice that the "rib" doesn't stay straight. As much as if we use a swept surface with two circles of the same diameter, the "ribs" remain straight, on two circles of different diameters, the smoothed surface function does not work as intended.
Thank you Zozo_mp it's a new fold to take! :)
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Hello
To follow up on what Zozo_mp (whom I greet in a friendly way) for your design by scanning, the points of the sketches, profiles on which you click to do your scan, condition the behavior of the ribs:
(if that's what you mean by "ribs")
Here, to be sure of my shot, I cut my final profile (the circle) into 4 so that the guide points are where I want them.
You can further refine the result by adding guide curves (here in the plane of symmetry)
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Hello maldoror00
Thank you for your answer, I think it totally solves my problem. All I have to do is work on it, manipulate it and adapt.
Thank you for your help and advice!
Have a nice day