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Advanced Training Series

Modeling andMold Making

for Designers


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Rhinoceros


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M O D E L I N G A N D M O L D M A K I N G F O R D E S I G N E R S

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Introduction

Rhinoceros

On the CD

Rhinoceros

To use the tutorial


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Product Links

Rhinoceros


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Part 1:

Model theRing in Rhino

Starting a command

Button Command Menu

Get started

Button Command Menu

Start a new model


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Open the sample model

Set the grid snap spacing

Draw the first curves

Button Command Menu

Draw curve 1

Draw curve 2


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Edit and mirror curve 2

Button Command Menu

Edit the control points for curve 2


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Mirror the curve

Draw curves to define the side profile

Button Command Menu

Draw curves 4 and 5


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Connect curves 4 and 5

Button Command Menu

Create edge curve for ring

Button Command Menu


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Create a curve from curves 1 and 6

Rebuild curve 7 with fewer control points

Button Command Menu


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Rebuild the curve

Draw the side profile curves

Button Command Menu

Draw a construction line


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Draw the side profile curves

Curve construction


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Create the first surfaces

Button Command Menu


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Match the surface edges

Button Command Menu


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Merge the two ring half surfaces into one

Button Command Menu


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Edit control points to shape the surface

Button Command Menu


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Add further interest to the surface

Button Command Menu

Tip: Hold the Shiftkey while selecting the points using a window. Rotate the view to see the

other side of the ring.


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Note: To achieve the gold effect with shading in this image, we have changed the layer color to

gold and used OpenGL shadingto use the layer color.


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Create the other half of the ring

Button Command Menu


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Finish the interior surface

Button Command Menu


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Examine the finished ring


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Make a copy of the ring to save

Button Command Menu

Trim away half the ring

Button Command Menu

Split the ring


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Hollow out the ring

Create curves on the ring surface

Button Command Menu


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Offset the curves

Button Command Menu


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The yellow curve shown above is an offset of the section curve. Note that there is no self-intersection on offset curves.


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Create the inner surface

Button Command Menu


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Create ends and join the inner surface

Button Command Menu


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Create the first mold part

Button Command Menu


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Create the gate

Button Command Menu


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Round the corners of the registration notches


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Create the second mold part

Button Command Menu


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Cut and join the parts for the second mold part

Button Command Menu


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Determine the smallest tool required

Button Command Menu


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Part 2:

Create tool pathswith VisualMill

Get started with VisualMill

Button Menu

Parts of the VisualMill Screen

Start VisualMill and display the milling simulation


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Open the Rhino model

Set the zero position

A note about the object colors

Object Color


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Set up the cutting tools

Button Menu

Create a cutting tool

Name ToolLength Flute Length Diameter

Set the specifications for the stock material

Button Menu

Set the stock specifications

Set the stock specifications


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Set the active tool

Define the horizontal roughing operation

Button Menu


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Set up the cut parameters

Name Value

Set the cut levels

Button Menu



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Show the toolpath

Button Menu

Show the cutting simulation

Button Menu

Run the cutting simulation


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Define cutting regions

Button Menu

Create regions


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Apply regions to the machine operation

Button Menu

Set active regions for machine operation


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Define the parallel finishing operation

Button Menu


Show the simulation for the parallel finishing

Button Menu


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Run the cutting simulation

Create the toolpath for the ring

Define a pencil trace operation

Button Menu

Define the pencil tracing operation


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Set the feeds for the pencil trace tool

Name Value

Define a new parallel finishing operation

Button Menu


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Name Value

Define a final parallel finishing operation

Button Menu

Name Value


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Review the model

Button Menu

Set up for final review


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Create the second part

Button Menu


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Set the specifications for the stock material

Button Menu

Create the tools

Button Menu

Name Tool Length Flute Length Diameter


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Define and generate the horizontal roughing

Button Menu

Name Value

Name Value

Remove material from the flat areas

Button Menu


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Name Value


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Cut down the stock around the notches

Button Menu

Check the toolpath interactively


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Create regions for parallel finishing

Button Menu


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Create the second parallel finishing operation

Button Menu

Finish the registration keys

Button Menu


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Finish the gate

Button Menu

Use parallel finishing for the first step

Use valley re-machining for the final finish


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Final finishing and checking

Button Menu


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To learn more


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Index


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