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Surface Modeling - A Designer Lounge
Part 2 of 2

Tushar Suradkar
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  segurucool @ indiatimes.com


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    The BlueSurf - Second Curve

    Select the curve in the middle and click accept     on the ribbon bar.

    Both - correct and incorrect - ways of picking the second curve are shown in figure.

    Pick in the correct way.





    BlueSurf Appears

    Click accept     and then Preview.

    A BlueSurf will be created as shown in figure.

    This bluesurf connects the endpoints along a straight line as indicated with the yellow dashed line.

    We want to guide the surface along the curve at the top.






    BlueSurf - Add Guide Curve

    Still in the BlueSurf command, click the Add Guide Curves     button on the ribbon bar.

    Select the derived curve at the top as shown and click accept  





    BlueSurf changes Form

    The blueSurf changes its form as shown in figure.





    Bluesurf - Another Guide Curve

    Select the bottom derived curve.

    See figure.





    BlueSurf Created

    Click the accept     Preview and Finish buttons in that order.

    A BlueSurf, as shown in figure, is finally created .

    This surface spans the two vertical curves and is guided by the curve at the top and the bottom.






    BlueSurf - Once More

    Repeat the last few steps to create another bluesurf on the other side.

    See figure.





    Stitch the Surfaces

    Click the Stitch Surface     tool on the surfacing toolbar.

    Select the two bluesurfs as shown in figure.

    Click accept     and Finish on the ribbon bar.

    The bluesurfs are stitched togther to form a single surface.





    Extruded Surface - Create the Curve

    Create a curve in a plane parallel to the y-z plane as shown in figure.






    Curve - Side View

    From side view, the lower end-point of the curve is little above the lounge bottom.

    The other end-point is well outside the back-rest.





    Extruded Surface - Done

    Click the Extruded Surface     tool on the surfacing toolbar.

    Select the curve created in last step.

    Indicate height in the left direction as shown with the yellow arrow in figure besides.

    An extruded surface is created as shown in figure.





    Intersection Curve - Curve Step


    Select the Intersection Curve     tool from the Surfacing toolbar.

    Select the BlueSurf as the first Select set.

    Select the Extruded Surface as the second Select set.

    Click accept     and Finish on the ribbon bar.

    A curve will be formed where the two surfaces intersect.

    See figure.





    Trim Surface - Surface Step


    Select the Trim Surface     tool from the Surfacing toolbar.

    Select the extruded surface as the surface to trim.






    Trim Surface - Curve Step

    Select the Intersection curve as the trimming curve.

    Click accept     on the ribbon bar.





    Trim Surface - Side Step

    Indicate the arrow away from the lounge as the part to trim off.

    See figure.





    Surface Trimmed

    The extruded surface is trimmed as shown in figure.






    Surface to Solid


    Click the Thicken     tool on the Features toolbar.

    The Thicken tool is in the same flyout as the Thin Wall and Thin Region tools.

    Select the trimmed surface and the stitched surface to thicken.

    Use a suitable value to thicken in any direction.

    Round off sharp edges for aesthetic looks, etc.

    Use the Part Painter to apply colors of your choice.

    By now your back must be paining, more so is mine.

    So, sit back and relax on the lounge and feel-good about your achievement.



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    Tushar Suradkar     segurucool @ indiatimes.com

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