I’m sure this is obvious to those that know, but I can’t think how to draw this. I’m crating a knob for an old radio. Around the edge it is knurled, and I can’t work out how to do this. Clearly, you start out with a circle, but what then. I don’t want to individually draw every indentation manually. …

This is the best way right now I think: [image] Circular pattern Need help? We are here. Could you show me a more straight forward way to duplicate a 0.015 mm radius circle over another circle of 5.25 mm diameter for every 7.5 degree. I’ve attached the vid of my own solut…

Thanks for responding. Unfortunately I don’t follow the video, despite looking at it multiple times. Can someone write some words as to what is being done there?

Hi, as seen in the video, you can create one arc connected to the large circle(which will be used to extrude out parts to create the knurled edge) Tap on the arc to select it Tap on Transform and select the Move/Rotate option Move the transform direction arrows to the centre of the circle Tap on…

Thanks - I will try this out tonight. Your input is much appreciated.

How to knurl a knob

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This is the best way right now I think:

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