creating a shape like twisted soft serve twirl
creating a shape like twisted soft serve twirl
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I've been struggling with creating a shape that looks like a Mr. Softee twirl on top of a hemesphere. I first tried doing it with solids and finally, using surfaces, i've got the shape down (using surfaces is fairly new to me). I basically swept two quarter circles around a helix that tapers. If I used a semi circle (instead of 2 quarter circular shapes... the shape intersected itself and caused rebuilding errors. My struggle now is how to trim the pieces of the twirl that have extended to the inside of the twirl shape. when I go to pick trim surfaces I'm having to pick the surface I actually want to remove. My goal is to clean it up, make a solid out of the part so I can then shell it. Maybe there is another way to build the part... but I wanted to check for any suggestions with what I've got so far. If you go here, I've posted a picture ....... http://img130.echo.cx/img130/4421/twist6ww.jpg.
If anyone is willing to take a look at the actual part file... I'd be happy to send it to you.
Thanks very much for any suggestions/help.
John
If anyone is willing to take a look at the actual part file... I'd be happy to send it to you.
Thanks very much for any suggestions/help.
John






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RE: creating a shape like twisted soft serve twirl
With a little tweaking you can probably manipulate one of the free downloaded models to your liking.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Jon
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RE: creating a shape like twisted soft serve twirl
RE: creating a shape like twisted soft serve twirl
Making the best use of this Forum. FAQ559-716
How to get answers to your SW questions. FAQ559-1091
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of. FAQ559-520
RE: creating a shape like twisted soft serve twirl