Swoops Trophy Cup

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<p>An experiment in trying to easily use 3D sketches based off of simple revolves in Solidworks.</p> <h3>Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p> <p>Creality</p> <p><strong>Printer:</strong></p> <p>Ender 3</p> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p><strong>Supports:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong></p> <p>0.2mm</p> <p><strong>Infill:</strong></p> <p>10%</p> <p><strong>Filament:</strong> CC3D PLA</p> <p>Silk Antique Gold</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong></p> <p>Go. Slow.</p> <h3>How I Designed This</h3> <p><strong>Step 1: Extrude a cylinder and Chamfer the top.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 2: Revolve the main structure for the piece.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 3: Go to Tools -&gt; Sketch Tool -&gt; Face Curves and insert as many vertical and horizontal contours lines as you like.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 3: This provides a wireframe to construct your 3D Sketch.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 4: Revolve Cut your original Revolve sketch leaving only the base and 3D Sketches.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 4: We can now connect the dots for the Path of our Sweep of Centerline for a Loft.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 5: Create a 3D Sketch and work your way around the model using the Spline tool to create tangency points at each intersection of the circles and contour curves.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 6: Sweep or Loft along this new 3D Sketch using whatever Profile sketch you like. I used an octagon.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 7: Circular Pattern the Sweep/Loft around the the base as many times as you like.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 8: Mirror across one of the two Planes coming vertically out of the base.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 9: To Creat the Swoopy Sweeps that tope the scuplture, create a 3D Sketch of an arc that goes from the center of one octagon to the center of another. MAKE SURE one of the octagons is the original Sweep/Loft you created. This allows you to make the arcs tangent to tha curve coming up and makes the peice flow naturally.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 10: Sweep the top profile of one of your swoops to connect it to the next swoop.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 11: Circular Pattern your top Sweeps around the base.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 12: Use the following template sketch to create a line that will allow you to create a new plane that runs through the radius of your base and projects veritcally through the intersection of two of your top swoops.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 13: Create a Revolve shape on the new plane you've created to act as a "joining gem" for the top swoops.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 14: Circular pattern this Revolve around the base.</strong></p> <p><strong>Step 15: Convert the top entities of the base to create some Extruded Cuts or Drafted Extruded Cuts giving the base some extra detail and you're done!</strong></p> Category: Sculptures