How to make this boat prop

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Hi,

I am trying hard to make this boat prop but it’s being too complicated to me. Already watched lots of videos but I am not going forward.

I want to make a prop just like the orange →

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It does not need to be perfect, Actually I only want to make the “2 paddles” around a cilinder but I am having a hard time. I would like to learn how to do this cause I will test it in the practice (printing it in 3D) so I would like to change radius, pitch…

How can I make a paddle like that around a cilynder? So far I managed to make a terrible spiral, I think you may have much easier way to do this. So far I have this → aa.skp (201.9 KB)

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Is the paddle a concave curve? If so, you could cut out a similar shape from a sphere. Then rotate it according to the correct pitch and attach to your cylinder. Mirroring it (mirror twice to change direction) for the other side.

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Actually it can be concave or curve, no matter too much. Sorry I didnt understand exactly what you said, if you could be able to show me an example I appreciate!

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So far I got this with follow me toool but it’s not good → bb.skp (160.5 KB)

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You might try this route … the YouTube video comments give more information.

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WOWO MY FRIEND!!! Thats amazing!!! exactly what I want! I just dont know how to finally make a solid from 2 blades. Maybe it’s an easy solutino but I dont know how. Can you please look at this file → aa.skp (1.3 MB)

I used the pen to connect the surfaces but that’s too much work. Is there any easy way to fix it?

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I figured out a way to join up the two parts without batata003 having to draw even one line. See if you can guess what way that was!

For a new puzzle, why doesn’t my version show the entity as being a volume?

aa.skp (1.3 MB)

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my dear frien @colin how did you do this magic?? Your file is exactly what I want.

Your object was not a solid to me so I used SOLID INSPECTOR 2 and it solved a bunch of problems inside the object but still remains not solid. Do you mind first to tell me how you did this magic?

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I did it manually. Hopefully we won’t find there’s an easy automatic way! It kept me amused for a few minutes.

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1269 mm³

the hidden group, the two internal faces and all the coplanar triangles, don’t help…

turn soften up to max soon finds them all…

john

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Thanks for the smoothing tip. Here’s a fixed one (quite a bit smaller file with the hidden group deleted).

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You can add the sides and ends to the surfaces you create by selecting these options one at a time:

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If you move the end of the line away from the origin a bit, it will eliminate the “wrapping” around the z-axis.

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Here’s the same model with the line moved 1mm away from the origin … exploding the six surfaces and making them into a group shows that it’s a solid. aa_jrh.skp (1.2 MB)

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@colin kkkk thanks a lot my friend! I didnt know you did it manually!!! Sorry for taking so long of your time!

@jimhami42 thanks for explaning how to do this without spending so much time connecting dots! I will give it a try to the method you told me and will be back here to say if it worked for me! Thnks in advance!

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@jimhami42 my friend I did this:

I first created the spiral using spirix → create surface (exactly as the youtube video show) So the spiral appears, great. Now I do it again (as you said) BUT in the SUFACE box I select the option SIDE 1 and → OK. Nothing looks to happen. So I do it again and select SIDE 2… and keep doing it 2 more times. Nothing looks to happen! Could you please tell me what should I do after creating the spiral to create the sides? I appreciate your help my friend! I really cant connect these dots all the time to create all the surfaces cause I will have to create at least 12 different types of helix!

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Are you still specifying the 1 mm offset? Here’s another video that shows how to use the “skirts”.

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Uhull! T H A N K S LOT! REALLY NICE VIDEO!!! IT WOKED PERFECTLY!

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