Rotary Top at Angle
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Rotary Top at Angle
Is there a way to turn this stair balluster
with an angled top of about 36˚ and keep the flair? I can't find a way but I may well be missing something.- Rcnewcomb
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
Should be doable with the moulding toolpath. Do you have a clean vector of the profile?
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
Thanks Randal. Here is part of the file with the basic shape. The Moulding Toolpath seems to be in the right direction but I seem to have missed a couple of turns.
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
It might be do-able with a moulding toolpath but I think a 2 rail sweep would be easier. At least for me anyway.
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
Here is how I ultimately arrived at something usable if I decide to do it. The 2 Rail Sweep worked better for me than the moulding toolpath and is also my intuitive go to tool for this kind of thing. After many iterations of the Drive Rails I settled on the vee shape which results in a point at the connection point.
Every iteration left junk on the ends. I added Dowell components on the ends for mounting. This also negated some of the artifacts. I finally added a component labeled Texture to give it a hint of Art Nouveau. With the texture the points became less objectionable and contributed to the design.
If someone has other ideas I am all ears.
There may be a mathematical way to arrive at an elliptical shape which would eliminate the point but my degree is in English so I can only describe not calculate. I eliminated the components in the uploaded file so that it would be small enough to upload but you can see the rails and the cross section I used as well as some vectors for trimming the top component. You can create a 2 Rail with the file.Every iteration left junk on the ends. I added Dowell components on the ends for mounting. This also negated some of the artifacts. I finally added a component labeled Texture to give it a hint of Art Nouveau. With the texture the points became less objectionable and contributed to the design.
If someone has other ideas I am all ears.
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
I gave you the completed file with a 2 rail sweep. Was there something wrong with it?
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
I had already done a straight 2 rail but was having trouble with placing an angle on both ends. I appreciate your file but it is the same as my original example and the file I posted in my second post. Your file does not address tapered ends which was my problem.
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
Without a picture or something to compare to I don't understand what you are trying to do.
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
See my last post with images.
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
Steve: This seems to be what's wanted. A knobbly baluster that has each end cut at an angle to run under a hand-rail and along a stringer.
Can that done by modelling in something then subtracting it from the bulbed end?
Steven
Can that done by modelling in something then subtracting it from the bulbed end?
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. My recent post with a file and 4 or 5 images I thought illustrated and explained it. You cannot merely subtract a shape because I want to have the flare as Adze called it follow the angle around. Although this is a screenshot and not very good, I think that it shows what I am shooting for. .
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Re: Rotary Top at Angle
Maybe, but I think it would take more work and experimentation. At least for me. I could model it in Rhino, as you did, but I don't think that would help him.
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