Problems doing a curve

Gaieus

The whole thing is just 30 mm thick. Should the max top thickness be 520 mm?

TIG

I quickly made this from the one face.
Switched of Hidden Geometry.
Removed the 'holes-surfaces'.
Selected all Surface/Edges
Use EEbyVector to extrude it backwards by ~50mm.
The 'sides' are made, but the 'back' is missing at this point.
Copied [Move+Ctrl] the front Surface and placed it on the back.
Selected that Surface and Reversed it so all faces are then 'out'.
Selected all and Smoothed...

Gumleguf

Gaieus > Not sure I understand?

Bottom width is 420mm, top width is 520mm. Space between the two (depth) is 50mm.

Gumleguf

TIG > That's 99% procent done. Sweet! I'll try to follow your instructions, and see how far I get.

You guys rock!

Gumleguf

Tig > Tried following your instructions and ended up with this. It looks correct except that when I use EEbyVector to extrude it backwards by 50mm my model gets "sliced up". I finished and also pasted the back to it and reversed it, but when smoothing the model the "slices" remains:

JamoR909_clone_6_EEbyVector_1.skp

Gaieus

Ah, OK, I thought you meant the thickness of that plate...

TIG

@gumleguf said:

Tig > Tried following your instructions and ended up with this. It looks correct except that when I use EEbyVector to extrude it backwards by 50mm my model gets "sliced up". I finished and also pasted the back to it and reversed it, but when smoothing the model the "slices" remains:
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NOT quite the expected result... but not irredeemable...
Select a face with the correct orientation and right-click 'Orient' to get them all facing the same way... then select all and Smooth till it looks like you want...

Gumleguf

TIG > Am I not following your instructions?

I tried selecting a face, right-clicked and selected "Orient Faces", but it seems to me that it only made some other faces reverse?

TIG

I think I have it!
You are making internal faces so can never successfully get orient faces to work as there are always some wrong!
I think this is because you are extruding ALL Edges as you have View > Hidden Geometry ON and are working on the Smoothed ones as well.
Switch View > Hidden Geometry OFF, then Select the Surface and its Edges [then Shift+Ctrl to deselect the Surface]...
EEbyVector on the Edges back 50mm.
At that point you shouls have all of the 'sides' made without a 'back'.
Copy the front as the back as explained before and reverse it...

Gumleguf

I think you're right.

Does this look correct (I think it does, but what do I know... )?

JamoR909_clone_6_EEbyVector_3.skp

TIG

Good!

Now all you need to do is select the front Surface, right-click and Orient - all faces will be correct.
To 'smooth' the edges you don't want around the top edge, Select all [treble-click surface] and right-click Smooth...

Done

Gumleguf

This is too cool.

Thanks all. You are the best.