domes and dishes

[maineshops]

in vcarve clipart there is a section on domes and dishes. domes are showing but I can't find information on converting to a dish. any ideas? just learning vcarve so i'm probably missing something. Dan

[martin54]

Enter modeling & select the "U" shaped icon for the dome rather than the "n" shaped one. Don't forget you need to add a zero plane if working with dishes,

[maineshops]

missing something Martin....I don't find a u icon under modeling just a n that is called a dome?

[maineshops]

oops scratch that dumb spot Martin found it under component properties. thanks ...i'll learn it. Dan

[martin54]

Sorry, would have given a bit more detail but didn't have the computer with vcarve in front of me when I posted, pretty new to the 3D stuff myself

Try this tutorial if your looking to put stuff in a dish.

http://support.vectric.com/tutorials/V8 ... cks_5.html

[maineshops]

looks good on the preview Martin but i'm not clear on the location of the 0 plane setting? dan

[martin54]

Dan if your working with dishes then your z zero should be set to the top of the material from what I have read. I normally work from the material surface anyway so usual set up for me. The zero plane will be inserted by default at that location so just add one & don't worry about where to put it

[angel_skull_crusher]

I made a dish in solidworks. You can make something like a dish by using the cylindrical coordinates r, theta and z. When R ranges from 0 to the radius, theta goes zero to 2 pi and z is the height which can be a function. You can make some cool dishes with nice features and aesthetic geometry like that. Use the golden mean when designing because it is what the Greeks thought was the ideal ratio of work .

[maineshops]

thanks Martin . I've got the project going in the right direction.

Sorry Angel but my brain must have retired with the rest of me 15 yrs ago. I have no clue how to follow your advise.
nother area I need to bone up on I guess?. but thanks anyway . Dan

[angel_skull_crusher]

I don't feel like I had adequate time for that last post. I think some dish designs could be nice if they have good ratios in them. My brain was on a little vacation a few minutes ago.

[maineshops]

just finished the tutorial Martin on stuff in a dish. good stuff. i'll have to view it several times to absorb most of it. thanks Dan

[martin54]

Good to hear Dan, I have had to refer to that tutorial a few times placing objects in dishes, if you find like me that things don't appear to be right with the overall heights first thing to check is that the components are in the right order in the component tree

a.s.c. Vcarve does not contain any 3D modelling tools & not everyone has the required software for creating their own models. Vcarve comes complete with a few different Dones/Dishes that can be resized to suit various projects. Maybe not ideal but good enough for a lot of people.

[maineshops]

backtracking a tad. what started this whole thing was that Ma bought a couple dozen wooden spoons and I carved santa and a moose on the back. that just prompted the idea of doing the whole spoon so I can do a $50.00 spoon that I can buy for &1.49 fun stuff dan

[TReischl]

Very nice Dan. I would not worry about a whole lot of mathematical formulas,, golden mean ratios, etc.

A piece of art is right when it looks right to you.

[maineshops]

actually I do use the golden ratio but I don't obsess over it. usually if it looks good to my eye it is pretty close to the rule. especially when doing boxes. did that before I knew there was a rule against it. fun stuff Dan