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Re: from 2D graph to 3D
extrude edges along Y axis by a few mm?
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you could simply extrude the outline only. the faces can be set to the same height to produce a perfectly flat surface. would this still upset the 3d printer?
like this: I leave it to you to cut out the white areas peter
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LOL!
Really thx a lot Peter! I'll see if there is issues with the 3D printer. Could you explain the steps to get this? Again, thx a lot Last edited by fragghetto; 1st November 2011 at 03:16 PM. |
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I only cheated a tiny bit to get the image traced into an outline. (Adobe Illustrator does this)
You could of course draw the path in AC3D which takes probably an hour compared to a minute in AI. Once I had the outline shape I made sure it actually is a closed path and extruded along the -Y axis with 'cap end' & 'flip new surfaces' selected. I assume the 3D printer would not care if the top face is triangulated, quads or not. As long as the faces are perfectly flat that is... You'll end up with tri's if you cut out those white areas within the overall shape. peter
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Peter, vielen vielen dank
You have a nice toolbar in the AC3D window, is this a plugin? Is this one? http://www.inivis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3688 Last edited by fragghetto; 1st November 2011 at 04:14 PM. |
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I'm using AC3D for x-plane development. The x-plane plugin has tons of menu items I use all the time which can't be accessed via a shortcut or UI button.
There are still a few missing but here's a screenshot which shows a few more than the post above. There's a toolbar editor for Windows which allows customizing the toolbar. I used it on OS-X using Crossover (see last post in that thread). Meanwhile I write the few lines in a text editor whenever I add something to the toolbar. If you use the x-plane plugin and want to try them out I can send you the toolbar script. I'm not sure if it would fit any screen size nicely but @ 1920px it works great. peter
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Very nice. Looking forward to seeing your 3D print!
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