Surfacing Wireframes or sketches?
Surfacing Wireframes or sketches?
(OP)
Hi,
In my spare time I am trying to constructing full surface models of concept drawings of cars using V5. I am aware that a professional surfacer would use Alias or Icem to create free form `A’ class surfaces in industry but I want to stick with Catia!
As a mechanical designer I am proficient in Catia but only can parametrically surface using GSD for simple pressings and plastic covers etc…
I have completed a car using blends, sweeps etc but this is from a series of constrained sketches on a large number of planes. My feature history is huge…I have use geo sets etc to try and simplify it but feel I am approaching this the wrong way.
After looking into this further I am wondering if I should construct 3D lines and splines from a 3D grid sytem to form a wireframe – rather than sketches on offset planes!
If anybody has any experience and could offer any advice or general comments it would be appreciated!
Cheers
In my spare time I am trying to constructing full surface models of concept drawings of cars using V5. I am aware that a professional surfacer would use Alias or Icem to create free form `A’ class surfaces in industry but I want to stick with Catia!
As a mechanical designer I am proficient in Catia but only can parametrically surface using GSD for simple pressings and plastic covers etc…
I have completed a car using blends, sweeps etc but this is from a series of constrained sketches on a large number of planes. My feature history is huge…I have use geo sets etc to try and simplify it but feel I am approaching this the wrong way.
After looking into this further I am wondering if I should construct 3D lines and splines from a 3D grid sytem to form a wireframe – rather than sketches on offset planes!
If anybody has any experience and could offer any advice or general comments it would be appreciated!
Cheers





RE: Surfacing Wireframes or sketches?
Regards,
Derek
RE: Surfacing Wireframes or sketches?
Maybe I should be creating a planer x,y,z grid system and many different `2d work on supports’
I have access to Freestyle surfacing but I would like to grip some of the basics first.
Thanks - Kevin
RE: Surfacing Wireframes or sketches?
I my self am a big fan of the IMA module but that is not really good for large parts but for detail styling.