Problems doing a curve
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Hello,
Have carefully started drawing a clone of the Jamo R909 Oben Baffle speaker. It can be seen here and here .
Yes, I am considering building the clone eventually in real life, but want to visualize it first in Sketchup.
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I don't understand how to make the curved baffle?
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I also don't understand why some surfaces are not "filled out", like the sides and top. That makes me think that Sketchup and I don't agree on the fact that the baffle is one piece.
Here is what I have so far (only just begun but already have problems).
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Here's some ideas
Note that to make double-curvature surfaces like the top etc there are tools like CurviLoft and EEbyRails... BUT you can simply use a Style that shows End-Points and have Hidden-Geometry temporarily set to be 'on' and then you just hand-stitch pairs of vertices across the required surface as triangles that will auto-face... I suggest you make it out of grouped pieces or components since that separates geometry and makes life easier...
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Elisei and Jean Lemire > Thanks for the pointers. Good suggestions. It's sometimes difficult to get "a good start" when not so experienced in Sketchup/3D modelling.
Tig > I'll try to work my way through your suggestion, however it looks like I may be in over my head here...
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@gumleguf said:
Tig > I have problems understanding your instruction from 21 Jan 2011 16:53, where it says "Draw curve and extrude vertically". I don't understand how to do that?
Edit: Ended up drawing it by hand, but don't know if there is an easier way? Here is the model now with hidden geometry 'On':
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If you want to extrude a curved face vertically add a temporary 'back-line' so it makes a face, then PushPull that face up as desired. erase the two edges corresponding to the temporary back-line and its extruded counterpart. You have an extruded curve as a surface...[attachment=0:1yx0p6rf]<!-- ia0 -->Capture.PNG<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1yx0p6rf]
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Arh, it's that simple. Nice.
This is where I am now - clearly I am doing something wrong.
B.t.w. it's on purpose that a "bass cylinder" shoots out from the back.
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You must have moved the cylinders when you adjusted it and it distorted the shape. Those extra edges are indicators of this (from the autofold). I do not know how you ended up with the missing faces but maybe also because of this.
Have you got a version beforethe intersection?
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Of course it won't connect as that shield shape is not only a curved surface but its edges are all curved, too. TIG's example is good only when all the edges are straight. (Or else I misunderstood something)
Is this that you want to end up with?
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Okay.
Tried again following Tig's instructions more carefully. This is where I am now. Do i simply make a copy of the curved group and then connect the two via lines, or...? Tried that but it doesn't seem to "connect" the two curves.
Edit: Didn't quite understand this at first bt since my curved surface isn't the same width at top and bottom, the top and bottom isn't the same "depth" either. Hmmm... Sure glad I wanted to do this in Sketchup before I started building anything!
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Gaieus > Almost. I can get approximately that far too now. However, I would like to end up with something like this .
Thing is though that it's narrower at the bottom (420mm) than at the top (520mm). This also makes the model "deeper" at the top. I had not noticed that 'til now.
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To illustrate my point.
Two groups are facing each other. I "just" need to connect them, but can't work out how to.
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The whole thing is just 30 mm thick. Should the max top thickness be 520 mm?
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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'.
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Gaieus > Not sure I understand?
Bottom width is 420mm, top width is 520mm. Space between the two (depth) is 50mm.
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TIG > That's 99% procent done. Sweet! I'll try to follow your instructions, and see how far I get.
You guys rock!
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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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Ah, OK, I thought you meant the thickness of that plate...
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