Gordian Knot
Gordian Knot
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So a coworker asked if I could model a Gordian Knot. I did. It's not perfect, but in 2D it looks great. I made it by sweeping a quarter of an ellipse and putting two of those in an assembly. Then I made an AutoCAD style spring with them, and did a circular pattern. Then I just filled in the gaps by lofting two circles. I would prefer to make it as one piece, but I am having an extremely difficult time visualizing how to even start due to the twisting. Anyone have any ideas?






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Matt Lorono
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Just for fun.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
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There's Protopulsion, Inc at 635 Bair Island Road, #104
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Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
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That being said, I think what you did looks pretty cool. I agree with ctopher, you should send it to a 3d printer.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
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Not exactly the same thing. But I'm thinking a 3D intersection for 1/3 sweep path and circular feature pattern.
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By the way, I believe the mathematical term for this figure is a trefoil knot.
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
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-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)