dumfatnhappy Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I'm trying to model the bottom of a cylinder where the surface is not co-planer..... Is there a command other than rulesurf that will get me the same results? I keep getting my mesh all hosed up (like in the attached) no matter how I pick my points. (it's driving me nuts anybody? slope.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 sorry im not familiar with mep but if I was tyring to model that as a mesh surface i would make my slot 4 segments and my cylinder 4 secments(with lines between the end points) so you have 4 lines for an edgesurf. can you not create a surface and subtract the slot from it? what are you drawing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumfatnhappy Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 sorry im not familiar with mep but if I was tyring to model that as a mesh surface i would make my slot 4 segments and my cylinder 4 secments(with lines between the end points) so you have 4 lines for an edgesurf. can you not create a surface and subtract the slot from it? what are you drawing? the bottom of a cylinder. the "slot" is flat and the 'circle' is a constant 8 degree slope which causes the non-coplaner part. which rules out a loft or extrude, etc.. I'll try your suggestion. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 you can make a disc(solid) and make your slot, then rotate your disk 8degrees. Do you need to end up with a solid model? or are you just going to make a surface model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumfatnhappy Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 actually, it slopes toward the center 8 degrees (consistantly) which makes it a very odd shape. Would prefer to make it a solid but don't know how to accomplish that. I managed to make it a surface which will suffice I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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