Here's an idea of how I'd like it to look. We can see that there is a piece missing to remove at the level of the half-moon. In addition, I did it in a lot of functions which causes problems
Here is the piece below. I tinkered with the material removal function 55,56,57,58. But hey, it doesn't satisfy me, both on the process and on the rendering
I have just put in step format the file with the final result I would like to obtain (except for 2-3 details because we can see that there is a miss, especially with the middle part. the material removal is not " flat " with the surface) and the part without the functions.
In addition, I also have a clearance on the other side of the room to do. You can see that it's catastrophic, but I think the same process is used for both sides. I have to make a clearance on the side and on the front of the room
Hello I admit that the model is complex. Is it really necessary to follow all these guide curves. There are 13 of them. By simplifying the model, material removals will be easier to do. Besides, I don't see what will happen if you continue without simplifying. It will be a hassle to clean all the approximate connections. The previous proposal to make a shell is very good provided that the outer surface is simpler. Otherwise it will probably fail. The outer profile curves of the smoothing feature are obtained from the arcs and lines. The same thing should be done on the intermediate profile curves. Have the same number of inflection points for all profile curves. If you can do this, there will be little or no need for guide curves. The outer side will be more relaxed. Then, to avoid having facets in the solid area, you will have to use the face displacement function.
Yes, the model is really complex... It's true that there are a lot of guide coube and yes we have to follow them. The goal is to make the shape of a hand
Unless I misunderstood, I already make a shell with the surface, knowing that there is nothing inside the room
I didn't really understand the curved part of the outer profile with the inflection points...
You have made your outer form, which you call "shell" On the other hand, with Solidworks, the shell function is to allow you to follow your external shape by leaving a constant thickness ... Which is similar to what you want to do I have the impression. Where I agree @soring is that this function is very annoying with the junctions between two planes so that there is a complex shape such as rounding/chamfering. To see if it passes or not
I'll come back with an example a little later. The hull function is different. We create a solid, solid, example cube. Then we click on the shell function, we fill in the thickness of the walls, then we point to the face(s) to be removed and we validate. In your project there is surface smoothing + thickening. Big difference.
1-Make a volume 2-Project the curves to delimit the areas to be removed (personally I didn't think it was going to work ) 3-Then perform the hull function by selecting the areas to be removed.
Attached is my SW2019 SP05 test file
This should give you a lead to explore for your case. and can be simplified modeling. I remind you that you can give a different thickness in the hull function if necessary. (thicker at the handle for example)
I only dwell on the smoothing function and the hollowing out of the walls. By simplifying the profile curves by smoothing (without loss of detail) the number of guide curves can be reduced. Essential for healthy geometry. Your surface smoothing
the same surface after smoothing the 4 curves profile. I left 2 guide curves. Not sure that they are useful. The reflections on the faces are more homogeneous and the tangent edges have disappeared.
To smooth curves, look for icon in the spline tool menu. Fine-tuning is possible.
Then, to no longer have this kind of defect, it would have been necessary to make the internal vertical wall after the recesses, otherwise the face offset method also works.
Use the Winding function as an alternative for recesses. Not just extrusion. This allows you to obtain clean openings perpendicular to the support face.
… not kept sorry. And anyway you will have to correct the other functions behind which will turn red. So open a copy at the same time, extend the display to two screens and repair each function while comparing with the original.
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in the spline tool menu. Fine-tuning is possible.
