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Fan blades
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Best thing to do is go find a model at the SW subscription site and see how they made it.
There are not any books or how to's that I know of, for making certain items. It all varies depending of the Designer or Engineer.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP![[wiggle]](/data/assets/smilies/wiggle.gif "[wiggle] [wiggle]")
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3DVision Technologies
faq731-376
When in doubt, always check the help
There are not any books or how to's that I know of, for making certain items. It all varies depending of the Designer or Engineer.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
faq731-376
When in doubt, always check the help
Upstart,
I drew blades for a cooling fan by selecting the centre plane, drawing a closed spline and extruding it to the inside diameter of the fan housing. I added a little draft angle to make it look good. I had to wiggle my sketch and the draft angle a bit, but now it looks realistic. I used a polar array to create the complete set of blades.
All I achieved here was something that looked neat. If I was actually designing the fan, I would have to come up with something a lot fancier.
Consider how complicated your final model is going to be. If you model several hundred turbine blades, your update times might be a problem.
Can you model the blades as rectangles? They will not stand close inspection, but the drawings should look okay.
Consider modeling the volume occupied by the turbine blades as a single solid. Set the end surfaces to slightly transparent. The 3D model could wind up looking very good, with almost no impact on update time. This is a great way to do grilles.
JHG
I drew blades for a cooling fan by selecting the centre plane, drawing a closed spline and extruding it to the inside diameter of the fan housing. I added a little draft angle to make it look good. I had to wiggle my sketch and the draft angle a bit, but now it looks realistic. I used a polar array to create the complete set of blades.
All I achieved here was something that looked neat. If I was actually designing the fan, I would have to come up with something a lot fancier.
Consider how complicated your final model is going to be. If you model several hundred turbine blades, your update times might be a problem.
Can you model the blades as rectangles? They will not stand close inspection, but the drawings should look okay.
Consider modeling the volume occupied by the turbine blades as a single solid. Set the end surfaces to slightly transparent. The 3D model could wind up looking very good, with almost no impact on update time. This is a great way to do grilles.
JHG
Look at doing a loft with guide curves and multiple profiles. I have a 4 bladed prop on the plane I built at my site.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
faq731-376
When in doubt, always check the help
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies
faq731-376
When in doubt, always check the help
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