Combination of two objects

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koluna
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Combination of two objects

Post by koluna »

Hi, Dears!

It is a holder for yogurts :)
How can I make a combination of two objects (Top Base and Array)?
Should I use Parts or Part Design?
Help me, please.

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Re: Combination of two objects

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Use Part, definitely.
  • Set 'Fuse' property of array to 'True'
  • Select both objects (array & top plate) and Part->Split->Boolean Fragments
  • On the obtained object : Part->Compound->Explode Compound
  • Delete the unwanted fragments
  • Optionally delete the fragments Group, without deleting the inner fragments
  • Select all the remaining fragments and Part->Boolean->Union
Final result attached.
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Re: Combination of two objects

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openBrain wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 5:29 pm
  • Set 'Fuse' property of array to 'True'
From specification:

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if it is True, and the copies intersect with each other, they will be fused together into a single shape.
Is it realy needed?

Thanks a lot! :)
I did it. But, why is it so hard?
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Re: Combination of two objects

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koluna wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:35 am

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if it is True, and the copies intersect with each other, they will be fused together into a single shape.
Is it realy needed?
Yes. You can experience strange behaviors with Compound that are not fused when their different shapes intersect.
I did it. But, why is it so hard?
I guess the object you're modeling is actually not so trivial. ;)
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Re: Combination of two objects

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koluna wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 5:06 pm
Should I use Parts or Part Design?
Help me, please.
Hello,

You can also use Part Design. It is not very difficult and you can make it parametric:

1> you make the first bowl: create body --> sketch - Revolution --> Thickness
2> You make three clones of the previous body: and place them in position with Placement. Now you have 4 bodies.
3> you make the flap: create body --> sketch - Pad --> sketch - Pocket --> Fillet; and place them in position with Placement. Now you have 5 bodies
4> You make a boolean fusion with 5 bodies.

I had issues in step 4, with boolean merge. I couldn´t make it with PartDesign, so finally I make it with Part Workbench.

With a little more effort it can be made fully parametric.

To see if you like it, I attach the file.

Sorry for my English. I hope it is understood.

Regards.
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Re: Combination of two objects

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HK sxx wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:15 pm You can also use Part Design. It is not very difficult and you can make it parametric:
How about a much simpler solution ? Only 3 operations and full parametric.
Diameter of slots and material thickness are respectively DatumLine X and Z position.
All other parameters are in sketch 'Sketch'. ;)
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Re: Combination of two objects

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openBrain wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:15 pm
HK sxx wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:15 pm You can also use Part Design. It is not very difficult and you can make it parametric:
How about a much simpler solution ? Only 3 operations and full parametric.
Diameter of slots and material thickness are respectively DatumLine X and Z position.
All other parameters are in sketch 'Sketch'. ;)
Yogourt_OB.png
Yes, a much better, simpler and cleaner solution.

Thank you.
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Re: Combination of two objects

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HK sxx wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:15 pm Sorry for my English. I hope it is understood.
Thanks a lot! :)
openBrain wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:15 pm How about a much simpler solution ?
Well, well, well... You are very clever superman :)
Explain me your way, please :)
I will try to make this.
Thanks a lot!!! :)
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Re: Combination of two objects

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Some questions
if this is a yogurt container then it would not have a hole in the bottom of the cup, is this really a pot for growing a plant which would need the drain hole in the bottom?

If this is a yogurt container then the volume of the cup would be critical as the yogurt would be sold by volume or weight. If by volume then you should calculate the volume in the spreadsheet so that when the dimensions are changed you can directly see the change to the volume. If sold by weight then you would do the same as volume, but with an extra calculation with the "specific gravity" or "unit weight" or "density" of the yogurt.

If this is for yogurt then the volume would be critical so you should define the cups by their internal volume/dimensions, according to Google translate you don't seem to have defined it that way.

Is the wall thickness of the cup and its base thickness always the same or do they need to be separately specified? I assume that the thickness of the top plate would be separately defined as it is quite likely thinner so that the cups can be snapped off.

How do you want to define the centre distances of the top of the cups? If you want this to be as parametric as possible then I would have thought you would define the centre distances via a calculation using the distance between the top of each cup so that the top plate would always have enough material no matter what size you decided to make the top of the cups.

I have to go for a few hours now, I might have an attempt at this later. I would have thought that you could model the whole thing in one PartDesign Body and with FreeCAD 0.19 use a multi-pattern feature after modelling the first cup.

Jim
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Re: Combination of two objects

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koluna wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2020 7:08 am Well, well, well... You are very clever superman :)
Explain me your way, please :)
I will try to make this.
Thanks a lot!!! :)
Actually that's not so easy to explain it without knowing where you can have difficulty to understand and which detail level is needed. I think the good way is that you analyze the file by turning on each feature from the start to the end of the model, and tell where it's unclear for you. ;)
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