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On Rhino 4.0:
MeshToNURB:
Convert each polygon in a polygon mesh into a NURBS surface.

Steps:

Select the objects.

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do you have the cad files for the les paul? the site I used to download from has been shut down. I just want them to start making my own templates for hand making, and maybe someday doing a cnc...

Did you ever locate a cad drawing for the P-Bass or even a J-bass? Now I'm interested in the designs. PM me and I'll send you what I've been able to use so far. I found pdf's and brought into...

I just did a quick (5 minute) sketch with Rhino, and use the fillet surface command. Is this what you want?

I did download a conversion utility through the Rhino3D.com website about a year ago. It was a Mesh-to-3dm converter. Check out the McNeel site for possibilties. I was called ReverseRhino. Check...

Hi folks:

It's been a while since I asked for any help, but I recently started getting requests for Telecaster parts to be hand engraved. I like to design these parts using a cad file as a...

Can you send me the files for this guitar. I am toying around with making a new PRS/Telecaster, with a solid mahogany back and book-matched exhibition grade quilt maple top. Ideas are always...

Pete:

I am also in TN (near Nashville), and I have been wanting to build my own 4 axis CNC mill. I stumbled upon this website 5bears.com and the guy built a 3 axis desktop and documented the...

"There's a lot of ways to skin a cat in CAD."

I found that I had to take your curve info and re-do using new curves, extrudes (capped), then som constructs, and sweep1 stuff to make viable solid. try this file. sorry i could not send file. I...

Ed Hawley:

Awesome posts regarding your Tele build. Fantastic. I wish I had access to a wood shop to make one for myself. I've downloaded what I could from your thread, but it'll be a long time...

Try this web forum.

http://www.guitarbuild.com/modules/newbb/. I've gone there and been able to find a lot of different guitar files.

I'd just create a cross-section and wrap it in a helical fashion around a centroid in RhinoCAD.

How does this puppy sound? I have played many types of guitars, but I don't think I've ever played a guitar made of aluminum. Will it resonate well? I did see a guitar made from an african oil can...

Your links don't work. Sorry.

I use a ModelMaster CNC1000 for prototyping. We have the 4-axis version, and I use a pyramid cutter 10 degrees x .004" diameter tip for profiling, and long reach end mills for straight on cutting. ...

Judleroy: Those shots look great. Very interesting design. I saw a bass guitar in Franklin TN today that resembled the body style a lot. Very cool. Good luck with the construction. Keep us...

Send me the *.3dm file with notes about the tennon dimensions, and I'll model it for you. MG

If you could post the *.dxf's I'd like to make a miniature in wax, and cast in 14KY gold. Would be very cool. I have never used SolidWorks, but I am sure they have a way to export as an STL type...

I agree with Stepper Monkey. I've only been doing jewelry CAD for 8 months, and the milling CNC for about a month, and the end results are spectacular. If I design for 2.12mm round diamond and...

Perhaps, you might locate a select piece of ebony or grenadilla from Ebay. I did a search on there last week for chuckles and grins and did see a piece long enough to make a clarinet (sans bell),...

Not full sized parts - but much scaled down to be used as pendants, keychain pieces, and watch fob, charms, etc. Detailed - YES, but playable - NO. Just small scaled pieces of jewelry. Most of the...

There was a very interesting Public TV show (Nature??) showing a clarinet bell being lathed, and expoding. The reason stated was this: the ebony is very tolerant to naturally occuring wildfires,...

Hey folks:

I am new to this forum, and have recently started doing CAM (using a Model Master CNC1000, in conjunction with Matrix and Rhino) to carve the waxes, which I will cast in precious metals...