Oval Dish

[CadManDoo]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can teach me how to make an Oval dish that's 15" x 12" x 5" inches

[ReMark]

I'm assuming you want to do this in 3D?

5" depth sounds more like a bowl than a dish.

[ReMark]

3D_Bowl.PNG
My feeble attempt. Unfortunately I can't put any more time into it because I'm off to dinner with friends shortly. Maybe tomorrow (Saturday) if I have some free time. This is done as a surface not a solid.

[JD Mather]

Ellipse
Trim
Revolve
Slice (twice if you want bottom flat similar to ReMarks feeble attempt). Actually now that I think about it you could do it with on slice using [ shaped surface.

solidedit shell

Attach your file here (you should at least be able to create the ellipse or something similar that you would describe as "oval").

[CadManDoo]

Deep.jpgpldeepsystem1_lg.jpg

Drawing1.dwg

There you go. That's the best I could do. I attached a couple of pictures of the item I'm trying to model. Just the general shape
is needed though.

[JD Mather]

That file looks like an Extrude rather than the Revolve I suggested.

I think your definition of "general shape" might be needed now that you supply a picture.

[CadManDoo]

oh cool revovle. I got a try that one

[CadManDoo]

Well, I tried to revolve the ellipse but it kept telling me that the object has to be on one side of the axis point. I don't think I'm understanding how the revolve works.
I'll figure it out tomorrow. Night everyone

[ReMark]

I used an arc and the SWEEP command. My path was one quarter of an ellipse.

[JD Mather]

Well, I tried to revolve the ellipse but it kept telling me that the object has to be on one side of the axis point. I don't think I'm understanding how the revolve works.
I'll figure it out tomorrow. Night everyone

Did you do step 2? (trim the ellipse in half along the axis of revolution?)
Or did you skip directly to step 3 - Revolve?

Seeing your picture I would do a Loft rather than Revolve or Sweep.
Add a bit of the outside detail and then Shell it all.