3D shape shifter

[irchrismm]

For trouble shooting try to create a layout tab and set a view that is screwed up and create a solid profile using solprof, and turn off the layers of your solid and see what it does. AutoCAD has a lot of issues with complesx 3D objexs with multiple curves. What about in a render? Have you rendered the object to see if the result is still deformed. It appears to be a problem in the processing of the object. How to fix....SolidWorks...... You may have to break the object down into even smaller components and see if it still has the problem. I do not believe it is the video card as much as it is AutoCAD. Hope this helps.

[jaberwok]

Would you post a file here containing just the problem part?

[PBCAD]

Would you post a file here containing just the problem part?

"CORRUPTED" FILE

[jaberwok]

I turned on solid history display (SHOWHIST command) and it's a mess. Each real section contains history from 2 of the other segments. I don't know how you got to that point.

Anyway, I deleted 3 segments leaving one that I think is how you wanted it and mirrored again to get four segments. I saved and closed it and re-opened it and I think it's okay though the old solid history has been lost.


Edit: yes, I did see the correct shape whilst the original file was loading.

[PBCAD]

I turned on solid history display (SHOWHIST command) and it's a mess. Each real section contains history from 2 of the other segments. I don't know how you got to that point.

Anyway, I deleted 3 segments leaving one that I think is how you wanted it and mirrored again to get four segments. I saved and closed it and re-opened it and I think it's okay though the old solid history has been lost.


Edit: yes, I did see the correct shape whilst the original file was loading.

k, thanks so much
i tried save and re-open it was fine


,so the method i used to make this was, used front and side line profile, and extruded both of them
then i used intersect to get the nice curves,

is that a 'bad' way of doing this? what would you recomend.. or where did i go wrong?

thanks again

[jaberwok]

I'd use the same method to make the shape.
I'd guess you may have had several goes at copying, mirroring or somesuch, possibly with lots of undos in between and the solid history got confused.

[PBCAD]

I'd use the same method to make the shape.
I'd guess you may have had several goes at copying, mirroring or somesuch, possibly with lots of undos in between and the solid history got confused.

oh ok
well i learned alot of neat things from this thread
thanks to everyone