RVERVOORT Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Hello, I'm very new to IC. In fact, I discovered it only very recently by reading about the KeyShot integration on the KeyShot blog. (I'm a huge KeyShot fan & advocate!) I'm coming from SolidWorks. The Innovative modeling workflow is extremely refreshing! For the most part, I'll be using IC to design & document steel constructions. However, I like to explore the complete toolset, including surfacing. For surfacing tasks I currently use a combination of SolidWorks and Rhino. On first sight, I can't find a way to construct surfaces with continuity to one another (G1, G2). Can this currently be done? Are there plans to include surface blends or matching in future releases? Dries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolizon590016 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Welcome Dries, I haven't gone this path myself but it something I do want to learn myself. I have been trying to decipher or venture Matt Lombard's SWX Surfacing and Complex Shape Modeling Bible on and off (perplexed) and hopefully translate things relevant with IC as my a project. I myself haven't fully understood the surfacing tools on IC and still peek at once in awhile. You might try to look at the post IRONCAD's cousin as there is more similarity with SE than SWX. You may find clues from Tushar as you are familiar with the SWX surfacing tools. Regards - joseph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlehnhaeuser Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hi Dries, IronCAD has many advanced surfacing tools and zebra striping to check continuity. However, not really sure if the surfaces created can be classified as G1 etc.. To be honest not exactly sure what that means. I do know that if you wanted to model a Ferrari using surfacing in IronCAD its possible and theres many tools to "connect" 3d curves to get tangencies etc.. Surfacing in any CAD program is an entirely different mindset than solid modeling. The only common area between solid and surface design that I have found is you need to mentally "break-down" the design into their simplest forms to build upon. This sometimes for me is not too easy. I think it may be time for some surfacing tutorials from some gurus :-) Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKevin Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 IronCAD does not expose UI to allow users to choose G1 or G2 surface. In general, IronCAD tries to create surface with G2 continuity if possible, Otherwise IronCAD creates G1 surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolizon590016 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) A Guru is also in my wishlist. Out there a Guru in waiting. Joseph Edited August 20, 2014 by jolizon590016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cborer Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 ....G1,G2.G3 on my wishlist too. ...as you know already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Andersson Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 If possible, the best method is to use solid modelling until you just cant create the shape you desire. Then you can use a surface to cut a solid with. Here are sume pictures from Ironcad surfaces: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVERVOORT Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks for the warm welcome, guys! In all fairness, IC is pretty amazing as it is right now. For solid modeling it is vastly more robust and efficient than SolidWorks. I think I'll soon be an "evangelist" for both KeyShot and IC... Anyway, I'll be digging into the surfacing tools more to gain some familiarity. I'm sure there will be some "Ahaas" and "Ohoos" here and there. However, a set of interactive surfacing tools (CV pulling? Boundary matching? Pulling edges while maintaining continuity?) would really put IC in the stratosphere of awesomness. Or maybe I'm too spoiled by using Rhino and the Shape Modeling Plug-in. Dries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVERVOORT Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Or better yet: subdivision modeling. Dries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlehnhaeuser Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 FYI - I will use Blender to get some some more physics based modeling or subdivision modeling and then import the files using OBJ. This has worked pretty good. That being said, it would be nice to have some form of subdivision modeling built into IronCAD directly. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolizon590016 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) Spill the beans, it is getting there. Having it all built in will make easier and robust. Tom, any chance this is your calling. Joseph Edited August 21, 2014 by jolizon590016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlehnhaeuser Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Joesph Time is always the issue these days tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acollin Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hi Dries Glad to see you here Remember that ICAD supports direct Rhino integration : you can import advanced surfaces modeled in Rhino and add mechanical features in IronCad. Then, from IronCAD Structure Panel you can right click on the Rhino object to edit it with Rhino. Arnaud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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