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surface tutorial as good as Mike J Wilson

As part of my job I draw complex parts in solidworks manly plastic bottles then I manufacture a mold with camworks. I only do solids never surfaces; I have just done my first surface model of an alien head Thank,s to Mike J Wilson,s site Thank,s Mike you made a complex job seem easy I would like to ask you guys out there should I put more effort in to learning Surfaces or should I be able to draw everything as a solid ,leaving aside the skill level issue Also are there more surface models out there as good as Mikes obviously set up to teach. The solidworks site is with out doubt embarrasing did they stop taking models around 1998 I tried Ed Eaton,s site 2004 were he as drawn a plastic bottle as a surface But I think this along with one other job , as been set up as a mine field and not a tutorial,Clever maybe, but a tutorial it was never meant to be. Just roll it back to see what mean Cheers Mike ps if any one as defused Ed Eaton,s surface model I would love to get a copy

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mike sullivan
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Some other great stites

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- there is a guy Paul Salvador that has some great stuff

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Arthur Y-S

If you can make it in solids, then I wouldn't mess with surfaces. Ed Eaton points out that there are times that working with surfaces actually is easier, but my own experience is that I can get in a lot more trouble with surfaces than I can with solids.

On the other hand, there are times that it is nearly impossible, or perhaps really impossible, to make a part with solids. At that point, knowing surfaces pays off. But the learning curve is very steep, so you will "waste" a lot of hours learning.

You may not have liked Ed's bottle model, but his tutorials have been a god-send to me. Try making it on your own. If you end up with a simpler model I'm sure many of us, including Ed, would love to see it.

Jerry Steiger Tripod Data Systems "take the garbage out, dear"

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Jerry Steiger

Hi Jerry Im sorry I can not do what Ed Eaton can do And if I tried to do what many of you guys do I admit right now I can not do it . But any ways thanks for the advice may be I should stay with solids But I would still love to get the junior version of Ed's bottle model regards Mike

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mike sullivan

Not to 180* Jerry, but working with surfaces can give you so much more of an uderstanding of the program. In more ways that you can ever imagine. (look at Ed's explination of the shell tool and how it works)Most do use surfaces because they dont really see the need for it in their line of work. And that is more than kewl, but the fact that you can at anytime knit a surface body together to create a solid volume just speaks to different way to model to in the program.

Remember, solids are surfaces stiched together to create volume and mass. When I started in SW, 90% of what I did started in solids. Now 99% of what I start with start with is surfaces.

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Arthur Y-S

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