Box Exercise Discussions

[Dave R]

I see a major issue is that your profile is offset inward from the path but more than the radius of the arcs at the ends.

Do you really want the "knobs" at the ends to have that corner.

Here the profile (shown selected) is aligned with the path. On the right you can see some of the resulting extrusion. Might be better to put the profile outside the path.

[ntxdave]

@Box said in Box Exercise Discussions:

Look for the tooltips that tell you midpoint or end point etc

Box, I have tried many times now and I cannot get a smooth arch/connection between the two circles and therefore I am not getting a good outline for creating the model. Are there any tips you can give me for creating a connecting arch that will give me a smooth outline for creating the object in your example?

@Dave-R I did make the adjustments you suggested and I did a better result but I am having problems based on what I have asked @Box about.

As I have said before, I have used SU for several years now but for a very concentrated set of models and now I am trying to expand my skills and am not making very good progress.

[Box]

My guess would be your circles are not drawn on axis. Not at a computer so can't check your model.

[ntxdave]

@Box said in Box Exercise Discussions:

My guess would be your circles are not drawn on axis. Not at a computer so can't check your model.

I thought they were. I will try agin, tomorrow I hope.

[Box]

It's pretty clear just from Dave's screenshot that your circles are off axis.

[ntxdave]

I used the green axis But I will try the red axis and see if it makes a difference. I will also make sure that when I draw the circle again that I follow the axis when drawing the circle. As I am typing this response, that is probably what I did wrong. Don’t give up on me. ️

[ntxdave]

OK, I made sure I drew the circle on an axis (red) and then I created the arch (see image below). However, once again things are correct. If you look at the image, you will see a gap and the points where the arcs connect to the circle are not properly aligned. I do not understand what I am doing wrong.

[ntxdave]

Well, I finally got things working. It took a little cleanup along the way but here is the results.

Now off to some other bot Box's tips.................

[ntxdave]

Here are the types of models I eventually want to be able to create:

[tuna1957]

@ntxdave I’m not Box but I’ll put on my thinking cap and see if I can come up with some helpful things for you. It would help to know what plugins you have. Wouldn’t want to show you things that rely on plugins you don’t have. Idea is to start off simple and build from there.

[ntxdave]

I have way too many to list here. After watching more of Box’s videos, I think I have all of the ones he uses. However, I am not positive. I look forward to your suggestions/recommendations.