Hi there. You can pick an image file to use instead of the built in zebra. Make sure you set zebra to high quality, then select an image. You can grab the main zebra image I use from here. ajdesignstudio.co.nz/solidworks-zebra-stripe-alternative-image/
Thanks again Andrew. You make it seem like anything IS possible in SW, but patience is perhaps the biggest hidden SW 'trick'. One question: Do you find that having a 'helping spline' in the middle of a loft or boundary surface helps often or is it only occasionally needed for tricky transitions to keep the surface 'in check'?
Hi Schalk, yeah good question. I do quite often use a mid section, as in this case it makes the surface look more like g2 flow, even though I have not selected CC constraint in the boundary surf/loft. I find even if the boundary curves are g2, you can get a kink in the zebra, so adding the mid section help. Quite often if you make the boundary constraint CC it forces the surface to be CC within a narrow band around the boundary, hence the ripples.
Yes, as the handle is narrower than the top cylinder, I found it helped to have the trimmed cylinder edge already moving inwards towards the handle. Especially as I have CC constraint on the bridging surface.
@@AndrewJacksonDesignStudio Ah makes sense, I'll be sure to remember that when creating blends in the future! Also in terms of learning optimal surfacing techniques is there any resource you highly recommend looking into? It seems incredibly hard finding knowledge as valuable as yours without scouring the internet for hours.
Hi Bruno, there's a few around. Not directly Solidworks related, but there is good info that can be transferred into SW; curve flow, trimming surfaces to make 4 sided boundaries, etc. Cheers, Andrew www.youtube.com/@thirtysixverts knowledge.autodesk.com/support/alias-products/getting-started/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2022/ENU/Alias-Tutorials/files/GUID-21501AEB-9E7A-4F9F-A0B3-0A4B3431B9BD-htm.html
Andrew thanks for the video. I'm wondering why you use "Tangent to face" and not "Curvature to face" for your surface lofts and boundary surfaces? I imagine b/c your sketches are already set up as curvature relationships? Thanks a lot
Hi Chris. I normally try all options, as sometimes loft will allow you to select CC, but quite often it won’t even with sketches set up with CC constraints. When using boundary, making the constraint CC quite often results with SW forcing the curvature change to happen in a narrow band along the boundary. This is quite evident with zebra stripes on and cycling between tangent and curvature to face. The zebra strips further away from the boundary pretty much stay the same with a wobble appearing close to the boundary with curvature to face. I think the best rule is to try everything! And don’t discount lofts just because they’re viewed by some as old… cheers
boom, great stuff as always, thank you for your generosity..
All good!
Best SW videos out there. Thanks for sharing!
No problem! Upgrading to 2022 soon, so might have a look at the G3 constraint.
keep it up! love your content
Cheers!
How do get your zebra stripes to be so crisp and high contrast? Mine are bland greyish.
Hi there. You can pick an image file to use instead of the built in zebra. Make sure you set zebra to high quality, then select an image. You can grab the main zebra image I use from here. ajdesignstudio.co.nz/solidworks-zebra-stripe-alternative-image/
Thanks again Andrew.
You make it seem like anything IS possible in SW, but patience is perhaps the biggest hidden SW 'trick'.
One question:
Do you find that having a 'helping spline' in the middle of a loft or boundary surface helps often or is it only occasionally needed for tricky transitions to keep the surface 'in check'?
Hi Schalk, yeah good question. I do quite often use a mid section, as in this case it makes the surface look more like g2 flow, even though I have not selected CC constraint in the boundary surf/loft. I find even if the boundary curves are g2, you can get a kink in the zebra, so adding the mid section help. Quite often if you make the boundary constraint CC it forces the surface to be CC within a narrow band around the boundary, hence the ripples.
What is the reason for moving the trim line 2.5mm below the center line of the cylinder @ 4:35? Do you find that it creates a better transition?
Yes, as the handle is narrower than the top cylinder, I found it helped to have the trimmed cylinder edge already moving inwards towards the handle. Especially as I have CC constraint on the bridging surface.
@@AndrewJacksonDesignStudio Ah makes sense, I'll be sure to remember that when creating blends in the future! Also in terms of learning optimal surfacing techniques is there any resource you highly recommend looking into? It seems incredibly hard finding knowledge as valuable as yours without scouring the internet for hours.
Hi Bruno, there's a few around. Not directly Solidworks related, but there is good info that can be transferred into SW; curve flow, trimming surfaces to make 4 sided boundaries, etc. Cheers, Andrew
www.youtube.com/@thirtysixverts
knowledge.autodesk.com/support/alias-products/getting-started/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2022/ENU/Alias-Tutorials/files/GUID-21501AEB-9E7A-4F9F-A0B3-0A4B3431B9BD-htm.html
Andrew thanks for the video. I'm wondering why you use "Tangent to face" and not "Curvature to face" for your surface lofts and boundary surfaces? I imagine b/c your sketches are already set up as curvature relationships? Thanks a lot
Hi Chris. I normally try all options, as sometimes loft will allow you to select CC, but quite often it won’t even with sketches set up with CC constraints. When using boundary, making the constraint CC quite often results with SW forcing the curvature change to happen in a narrow band along the boundary. This is quite evident with zebra stripes on and cycling between tangent and curvature to face. The zebra strips further away from the boundary pretty much stay the same with a wobble appearing close to the boundary with curvature to face. I think the best rule is to try everything! And don’t discount lofts just because they’re viewed by some as old… cheers