Blending a sculpted surface
Blending a sculpted surface
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I have created a model using a type of sculpting technique to obtain the form of a complex surface.
I want to CNC machine this surface, but the CNC machine guy would prefer to work with a surface that is more of a blended contour.
Is there an easy way to change my model to a blended contoured surface?
I want to CNC machine this surface, but the CNC machine guy would prefer to work with a surface that is more of a blended contour.
Is there an easy way to change my model to a blended contoured surface?






RE: Blending a sculpted surface
Anyone know of a way to "smooth" this out to make the model more CNC machine friendly?
RE: Blending a sculpted surface
Before patterning the faces, perhaps you could use a surface Fill or Patch--delete the problem area and use the Patch or Fill features to connect the faces again--a bit laborious, but unless you can edit the original feature for improvement, I don't know what else to try.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Blending a sculpted surface
Freeform surfaces have also been enhanced in later releases and will have some promise for the shape you have shown here.
As Jeff mentioned too, work on one tooth, then pattern the results.
RE: Blending a sculpted surface
I have tried surface patch and fill. Unfortunately, when i do so, it signifiantly changes my profile so it didnt work. The current model is accurate to .002 mm. After I use the surface fill or patch technique, it was probably out by as much as .25 mm.
Can solidworks create a data cloud of the surface profile and then do an interpolation - smoothing technique?
RE: Blending a sculpted surface
RE: Blending a sculpted surface
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Blending a sculpted surface
I think that the faces you are referring to are acutally curved surfaces at the outer diameter and inner diameter. The profile varies at each radial diametral position. Wont the technique you describe just basically create a loft between the two surfaces, not taking into account the change in between those surfaces?
RE: Blending a sculpted surface
The splines I mentioned are for the purpose of interpolation of the surface in between those known points created by the cavity technique. The splines put limts of control on the loft, surface fill, boundary surface, freeform surface, sweep, or whatever other feature you choose to employ.