Modeling Remote Controller

STEP 2 – creating surfaces

With Sweep1 command create two sweeps. One with rail and one section, and once more for the other section:

sweep1 rail and section curves

sweep1 rail and section curves

surfaces created with sweep1

surfaces created with sweep1

Now, trim the surfaces we don’t need. Check the image below to see which ones you will leave :

after trimming

after trimming

Now, you can joing those surfaces if you haven’t already, and using Loft command connect upper edges of two side surfaces. Join that too.

Using ExtrudeCrv command extrude top planar curve we created earlier (extrude it down just so it crosses our surfaces):

extruded top curve

extruded top curve

Trim again, and Join.

trim & join

trim & join

Now, Copy these two curves, we will need them later too, so we don’t have to create them again. When in Copy command just click on the InPlace option in command line.

two lines we need to work on

two lines we need to work on

Trim the lines, and using Fillet command with 2 as a radius create fillet between two lines. After that Join them.

final line you need

final line you need

Now, create from Right viewport another Curve. With points at: -10,9 / 0,10 / 10,9. Move that curve from Mid to the start of the red line in the upper image:

new curve, and its position

new curve, and its position

Using Sweep1 make a surface out of the red curve and the new one:

sweep1

sweep1

Trim it, and Join it:

trim and join

trim and join

Now, with FilletEdge command and 1 unit as radius fillet these edges:

which edges to fillet

which edges to fillet

And you should get something like on the image below. And you have created the base body of our RC.

filleted body

filleted body

Now that we have our body, Explode it, or using ExtractSrf command extract the upper surface, and hide everything else except that surface and that rail curve and two section curves:

hide everything else

hide everything else

Using Copy and command line option InPlace copy this surface, and hide one.We need to copy one curve too, so Copy rail curve, and with left section curve move up by 1 unit.

copy & move

copy & move

Make two surfaces with Sweep1 like on the image below:

sweep1 surfaces

sweep1 surfaces

Using SrfPt command, create two more surfaces like on the image below:

surfaces ready to trim

surfaces ready to trim

Ok, now, like you already know, we are going to trim the excess.

trimmed surface

trimmed surface

Using FilletEdge command and 1 unit as radius, fillet the edges:

filleting the edges

filleting the edges

Using Trim or Split trim the RC surface:

delete gray part ;)

delete gray part ;)

Using OffsetSrf command, offset the sruface by 0.1 upwards.

offset surface

offset surface

Using Pipe comand, make a pipe along upper surface’s edge. To make one pipe, in Pipe options in command line click on ChainEdges, if that still does just parts, then you should do one edge part at the time. But make sure you turn off cap option. Then Join those pipes into one.

red pipe

red pipe

Ok, and now Trim the upper surface with that pipe.

trimmed surface

trimmed surface

Using DupBorder command, create lines out of both surface’s edges. Now, with Line command create one section line connecting both edge curves. And using Sweep2 make a connecting surface:

sweep2 surface

sweep2 surface

Now, unhide all other objects, and Join back the body of remote controller. Using FilletEdge with 0.05 as radius, fillet the edges:

filletedge

filletedge

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2 Responses to “Modeling Remote Controller”

  1. michael says:

    great tutorial. thanks!!!

  2. zeus_sx says:

    It is very clear and instructive. Thank you!

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