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[dwood]

i thought from your drawing you wanted the bottom edge or flat area
i got close , yours looks better

[aldepoalo]

There was a number of things I learned by making this part. Next step cut a sample and post the results... after that the fun part of sharing with everyone what I learned and the steps to making this part!

[BurrMan]

after that the fun part of sharing with everyone what I learned and the steps to making this part!

That would be great.. I didnt do very well on it and you and dwood both had a great result...

[aldepoalo]

Burr,

Don't feel bad, it's just one of those things ; ok where do I start. The good news is the test cut came out good, just a little more fine tuning and I have it just the way I want it

I will detail ever step I took and why, what I did wrong and the adjustments I made along the way.


Thanks for the support guys!

Al

[aldepoalo]

So I wanted to get started and talk about some of the steps I took to make this file. Attached is the update drawing which would be a good start.

1) Even though the part I want to cut is a negative, I created the part as a positive, and inverted to make the negative.

I found that in order to get the result I was looking for tying to model the part as a negative produce un wanted results that I could not get around. This may just be a training issue on my part, but once I started working the model as a positive things went along much smoother.

2) I couldn't just emboss the outside shape and get the result I was looking for. So additional geometry had to be added to create the "cuts" in the model for the look I was going for.

[dwood]

nice !!!!!!!!

[BurrMan]

Thanks Al. That helped alot!