CHALLENGE Ribbon bend

[Sci]

I have tried many ways to do a ribbon-like bend (see images). This software struggles a bit with less uniform shapes like a twisted/tilted whatever non-u-shaped bend ‘Sketches’ are very rigid and 2-dimensional. It takes ages to create planes and drawings that intersect with each other; otherwise, ‘Loft’ or ‘Sweep’ are not very happy to follow.

So this is a challenge to anyone in this community who would like to find a workaround with current tools and a scenario for the Shapr3D team.

Shapr3D master badge if someone neatly bends and re-bends back down this ribbon like shape

Yours faithfully,

One week of my life.

[Xdrakosha]

Does this look good enough? (20 minutes of my life)

Ribbon.step (20.6 KB)
Ribbon (thin).step (20.7 KB)

[Sci]

Nice! Getting there, what methodology did you use? Made a U-Shape than moved the body/a face? Mine was freaking out and not forming properly. Maybe on ipad acts differently.

[Xdrakosha]

@Sci

Made a U-Shape than moved the body/a face?

I try to avoid using the Move/Rotate tool. I didn’t use it here either. The last screenshot shows the list of actions I performed (1 sketch and 6 simple actions, everything is parametric).

@Sci

Maybe on ipad acts differently.

It’s exactly the same on the iPad. I used to have one, so I was able to compare, but I decided to sell it and now I work only on a Mac.

[TigerMike]

On an iPad using Move-Rotate.

[Oregonerd]

20 minutes, but we love you for it.

[Sci]

I am trying to figure out what are you rotating on axis, is it a face?

[Xdrakosha]

@Sci

what are you rotating on axis

[Xdrakosha]

When I was just starting out with Shapr3D, I experimented with this type of form

[Sci]

Oh my gosh Continuity works this way in ‘Loft’! All I needed is to tilt the end faces. Thanks so much!! All those hours trying a gazillion way to do it. That’s it problem = post here