Need help: creating a door handle that is curved in two directions, and has a thick border

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Hi there,

I’m trying to create a 3D model of a door handle, to replace it. The part of this door handle where you grab it, is curved in two directions, and has a thick border. I’ve been trying to create this shape in SketchUp Pro, but I cannot get it done.

This is the door handle from the front:

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And from the side:

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And this is what I’ve got so far:

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I’ve tried to create this shape by creating a line in the shape that I want, and then use the follow-me tool to create the border. But then I cannot fill the shape to create the inside.

I’ve also tried to substract the parts I don’t want from the model, but then it gets cut of in one directen, not rounded:
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(sorry, can only post two links).

Does anyone have tips on how to create a shape like this?

Many thanks in advance!

Albrecht

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I would create the border with follow-me and the fill with push-pull. after that you could use outer shell to make it a solid, I’m guessing you want to 3D print this…

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Thanks for your reply! Indeed I want to 3D print this model.

Can you elaborate on how you would fill using push-pull? Because I tried a few ways:

  • Create the border first, but then I end up with only a border, no fill, so there’s nothing to push-pull.
  • Create a plane first: then I cannot push-pull, because of the curved shape.

Thanks!

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The fill seems to be curved in one direction only. So all you have to do is draw the profile of the curve and pushpull that.