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jyochum1-Visitor
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January 26, 2018
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How to model wire basket

  • January 26, 2018
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Anyone have any idea how to model something like this where the wires overlap and then can be flattened when finished?Capture.JPG

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jhaston-31-Visitor
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January 26, 2018

Five easy steps ...

 

1. Get lots of wire and wrap it round your head.

2. Take it off your head.

3. Smooth out any external corners.

4. Place on table.

5. Bash it with a frying pan.

 

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    jyochum1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    January 26, 2018

    Haha, pretty much what I was thinking.

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    jyochum1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    January 26, 2018

    If it helps any, the wires don't need to be that dense.  Just need ideas on how to wind a continuous piece of "spaghetti" wire around some type of form.

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    jhaston-31-Visitor
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    January 27, 2018

    Dare I say it?

     

    Creo Parametric is the wrong software for this kind of application.

     

    It's a hard-core engineering tool-set.

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    dnordin16-Pearl
    16-Pearl
    February 2, 2018

    Remember the toy Spirograph?

    Search for the mathematical formulas used for the "spirograph" type figures (Hypocycloids, Epicycloids, Cycloids, etc.).  You should be able to use those formulas to create some interesting curves.  They won't be random of course, but better than nothing.

    Regards,

    Dan N.

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