<oldlaptop>
That's how parametric modelling generally works in *other* constraint-based systems. (such as, say, the big expensive commercial CAD stuff :))
<il>
How to get a grid of hexagons with Shift+T
<il>
This is fun once you figure it out lol
<il>
Where can I find orthogonal projections of models for practice?
<freem>
<ghane> I think there is the possibility to att variables/parameters now as well to have dimensions written in a list and use them as constraints
<freem>
Nice to learn!
<il>
I almost asked the same question twice, no concentration lol
<freem>
when training with something, I like to have vym (https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/) aside for that :) years ago I use zim, a desktop-wiki, but vym is better to keep things organised
<freem>
I wished I would have learned about it years earlier, I would have lost a lot less time trying to keep notes organised
<il>
I use obsidian for notes/personal wiki
<freem>
if you ask things more than once, it may be failing you :)
<il>
I didn't ask more than once
<freem>
oh
<freem>
I got confused
<il>
In any case, I wouldn't keep logs of the chat here in my notes, I just saw that I'd already asked the thing before pressing enter lol
* freem
checks what's this obsidian thing
<freem>
does not seems bad.
<il>
Yeah, I use it with syncthing
<il>
So I don't pay for sync. It works well.
<freem>
yeah, I use syncthing as well for my stuff. And I usually try to pick open source tools, so that I can fix them myself when needs arise.
<freem>
using syncthing *also* avoids you to send data to people you don't know, which have both performance and privacy advantages
<freem>
and it's easier to use than git so I can tell non tech persons about it
<il>
For the last cutout (the triangle surface facing us in the projection), I had to select it from behind, because negative depths are a nono for subtractive extrusions lol
<il>
There's probably a better way to do that, but I'm glad I figured any way out hah
<il>
So much fun in a 6mb executable hah
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<ghane>
heh nice one
<ghane>
I am not sure how I would proceed to make that one
<ghane>
il: how did you do that triangle thing, not sure I understood :)
<il>
ah, cut off the three simple triangles on each part of the cube
<il>
and then I drew line segments between the 3 points that would be the points of the triangle
<il>
I selected 2 of them and one point to enter a workplane that thoes lines and the point are on
<il>
I then drew that triangle on that plane, and differenced the extrusion, but I did it 'from the inside of the model' because I didn't want to remove the triangle into the model, just what's sticking out from the face...
<il>
I don't think I explained well lol...
<il>
I guess I can show you how it looked before, but even then, a video would be easier than photos lol
<ghane>
il: the problem with the NURBS thing is that it lowers the resolution
<il>
Not too impactful in this case
<ghane>
il: thank you, will look at it
<il>
btw I also modeled a hex 'shelf' today, very simple, but I managed to put my idea 'to paper' heh
<ghane>
nice
<il>
group step + translate works very interestingly
<ghane>
also, a trick you might want to know when modelling for 3d printing... some stuff like meshes or hexagonal openings can be cheated with: just model it solid and then let the slicer do the mesh with infill
<il>
I want to have hex holes in the shelf specifically because of the perimeter wall thickness
<il>
Because of how it's printed, that should be stronger than a hex infill of similar hex size, right?
<il>
Also is it perimeter wall if it's not the outside perimeter of the object... lol
<il>
the wall between the inside and the outside of the model lol
<ghane>
if you draw a rect in a rect and extrude it in solvespace... then it will be perimeters in the slicer yes
<ghane>
it is outside of the solid even if it is inside the object
<il>
Yeah, so I used the right verbiage, good :D
<ghane>
il: yes/no/dont know regarding strength, depends on the model I guess ;)
<il>
Oh, one more thing I'm interested in is those very decorative planter pots
<il>
With spiral like geometric patterns going up them
<il>
I'll have to sleep on the method to do that in solvespace, but I imagine it can be done with rotation extrude/step and repeat rotating/step and repeat translating
<ghane>
there is a spiral extrude
<il>
Let me show a photo of what I mean, it's not exactly spiral
<il>
I know I can just use these people's models, but I want to learn how to model them heh
<il>
Parametric models of these would be great
<ghane>
I'm not really sure how one would approach them
<il>
Slowly and methodically hah
<il>
It's like sudoku, but more creative (and there's hopefully more than one solution heh)
<ghane>
il: i still dont understand that last plane, the three err sketches confuses me, but I'll look again tomorrow... you have figured out something which I've had problems with to do myself at least :-)