Household appliances make good examples for learning and practicing FreeCAD parametric modeling. They are readily available and can be measured to ensure that model proportions are correct. This project was chosen because of the complexity of the injection molded handle and the three dimensional spout formed on the rim of the carafe.
The handle was modeled as a Part Design/Pad with a pocket for the handle opening which was then hollowed by using the Part/Thickness tool. A few other pad features and pockets were added to complete the hinge features.
To keep the sketches simple, the body of the carafe itself was modeled using Part Design pads and pockets rather than a revolution. The spout and rim were formed with a Part/Loft from three axial cross-sections. The thickness tool did not seem to like the loft so a smaller spout and rim were lofted and then Part/Cut from the larger loft. The Cut loft was then joined to the body with a Part/Fusion.
The lid was modeled with Part Design/Revolution with pads and pockets added to complete the hinge features. The band was modeled with a simple Part/Sweep and Part Design/Fillets.
The FreeCAD file size is 5.8 Mb which takes about one minute to open with the following configuration:
Hardware:
2012 TOSHIBA Satellite P750 Laptop, 64 bit OS, Intel I7 2670QM CPU @ 2.20 GHz, 8.0 Gb RAM
FreeCAD:
OS: Windows 7 Platform: 32-bit Version: 0.13.1828 Python version: 2.6.2
Qt version: 4.5.2 Coin version: 3.1.0 SoQt version: 1.4.1 OCC version: 6.3.0
Coffee Carafe Model and Render
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Coffee Carafe Model and Render
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Re: Coffee Carafe Model and Render
Hi,
that looks really great !
Especially the renderer output -- just put some lint and dust on the glossy surfaces and some people will not notice that it´s not real !
Thanx for showing ...
Markus
that looks really great !
Especially the renderer output -- just put some lint and dust on the glossy surfaces and some people will not notice that it´s not real !
Thanx for showing ...
Markus
Best Regards
Markus
Markus
Re: Coffee Carafe Model and Render
excellent showcase... thanks for sharing!