I am trying to recreate the photo
I have the ball and the holes but attaching the outer holes to the ball is a problem. The center ball was no issue.
If I just intersect the shaft with the model, there are places that do not connect. I can fix them but it is a pita.
There must be an easier way.
How is this done?
thanks
bill
Do you want the outer wall to have thickness, too?
I expect you need to work at a larger scale before the Intersect operation.
Make sure you correct the face orientation when you get the holes inserted.
I think I would do this way.
You can even draw the circle around.
I did mine using the following extensions:
If you need more help or if you have some doubt don’t doubt to ask.
Without know the specifics of the sizes and the internal structure, I would use this method to fit the tubes to the ball.
I didn’t zoom the original image, I thought it was empty inside.
OK BOX - it is clear there is a lot more I need to learn…
My system doesn’t even boot that fast.
There is one problem. When I intersect the faces, 2 of the columns do not intersect completely. There is a small piece of the oval missing. The rest are fine. Any idea why?
I am doing this at x1000
If I close the gap, the rest is fine
Can you attach your model so we can see what might be causing your issues.
Even though applying a model that is x1000 of what you need, there is always a chance of creating a new edge somewhere that is too short when intersecting faces with …(model/selection/context). It depends on how the (to be) intersected parts are placed relative to each other before the operation. This might be the cause of issues you experience.
I found the “problem”. When I created the outer circles for the columns, I positioned them by creating a circle - which I really didn’t need, but it was a leftover from the way I was trying to do it. When I created the column circles, they attached to the guide circle. When I deleted the guide circle it took with it the piece of the column circle attached to it. I had a high segment size so I didn’t notice it till it showed up on the face of the globe. I just redid it with the default segment size and it was obvious.
Thanks for your help.
PS - on thinking about that, why would it do that? If I erase a line attached to another line it only erases the line I selected, not any attached lines…Well, I did it again and it did not erase the pieces this time. I have no idea what I did different.
Hi Box,
I just found this video clip you made and noticed you have a tools palette with the dimensions etc all as one… Is this a plug-in or can it be created within SU? I like the idea of the customizing the tools palletes.
Cheers!
Wolf from NZ
I have explained how in This Thread.
Thanks Box!
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