Im trying to create something like this:
I haven’t found a way to do this. Anyone have an idea?
Thanks,
Mike
This is a revolved body. I would sketch a spline with 4 control points to create the profile, and then I would simply revolve it. Does this make sense to you?
Hi Mike,
I created a short video on how to create a spheroid in Shapr3D.
As Istvan mentioned:
- Create a spline with control verticals / points. You can do it by drawing with the pencil, clicking and continue drawing. Make sure to keep contact with the Apple Pencil in the meanwhile.
- Once you are ready, just lift the pencil.
- Add the vertical axis, we’ll use this to revolve the spline around it.
- You can adjust the control points later too if you select the spline.
- Select Tools / Revolve. Follow the instructions and revolve the spline by 360 degrees.
- You are ready.
If you don’t like the shape, just delete the blue object and go back to edit the spline with the control points and repeat steps 5 and 6.
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Thanks for the demo! Quick response. I had used that method and was able to get similar results. If you look at the spheroid, it looks like a circle from above since the X and Y dimensions are the same. I would like to create a spheroid where all three dimensions can differ in length. I don’t see a way to do it through revolving a shape or using a sweep. It might not be something I can create yet.
Thanks for your help!
Mike
OK, got it. Can you send me a photo of a spheroid you want to replicate? I will try to come up with a solution if there’s any.
I am thinking about drawing a 1/4 of an ellipse, revolving that around the Y axis, than do a different 1/4 of another ellipse revolve, maybe with the view rotated.
Hi there,
Here is an approximation of an elongated spheroid. Again, only an approximation. I started with an ellipse, extruded, then radius, then scale and finally radius. Maybe something like this can work for you.
-Mike
Hello Mietek,
I meant for my reply above to be sent to you.
-Mike