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    Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Help please, is there a magic tool to get this to blend. I have all the software listed. I used a neck that a guy made, and designed the head and need to blend it. I have the step file of both, or like this in the pic. Thank you all.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Please specify what you mean by blend? and also share the solidworks models as well

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Quote Originally Posted by VTPROS View Post
    Please specify what you mean by blend? and also share the solidworks models as well
    Hi, thank you, this is all I need fixed, is this transition on the corners. I need it to look close to the real picture. Thank you.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    the stp file had errors when opened in solidworks, well few ways to do that, first you need to redesign the handle as it's not well designed where they attach make sure it's just 1 edge attaching the two together and not very odd shaped as it is in the picture, for example the arm of the guitar needs to end with half a circle and the end of the guitar needs to be squared off, After that you can use the fillet feature in solidworks to get the look you're looking for. Hope this Helps

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Ok,thank you.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    This is a question that comes up often on the forums. All you need is a wireframe consisting of 4 entities. Then make a coons surface. That will give you half of the neck transition.
    ...or you can hire a monkey to bang on your keyboard for a few hours until it looks just right. It should only cost a few bananas. I'd try the wireframe method first unless you happen to know a zookeeper. The 4 entities are as follows:
    1) A line which is the thickness of the headstock, where your thumb would be.
    2) An arc that would be on the neck where the palm of your hand is. It's about a quarter of a circle.
    3) A spline that is part of the edge of the top of the headstock.
    4) A spline opposite that one. Make it tangent to the center line of the surface of the neck and tangent to the surface of the back of the headstock.

    It's probably best if these 4 entities are closed but not entirely necessary. Then make the coons surface. I like choosing the parabolic option for a surface of this nature but it's up to you. When you get good at this you can make one coons surface that has the neck and both transitions at either end of it.
    Best of luck to you.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Quote Originally Posted by poolrod2 View Post
    Hi, thank you, this is all I need fixed, is this transition on the corners. I need it to look close to the real picture. Thank you.
    You need that to look just like the real thing, huh? You know, I could make a pretty penny if I specialized in just this sort of thing. But seriously, what's it worth to you if I got that to look just like the real thing? Shoot me an iges of your dilemma. I can't open step files in my antiquated version of mcam.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    I LOVE THE MONKEY ANALOGY, More bannannas

    Please post the files and we'll see what to do.
    I need to take a break sometimes with a challenge.
    Monkeys with education making guitars!

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    You are look for one like this sir?
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    Cadcam
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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    That is perfect, I wish I knew the trick. Heel too please. Here is the step.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    How about I give you mine. Here is a STP file with Body and neck.
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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Thank you, but I already have my style in production, but need my model fixed to cnc mill it.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    When I get a little time I will work on it for you.But today is preapring for then ext few days and some customer programming.
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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Great, thank you.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    "need my model fixed to cnc mill it."
    If you have one in production,
    then the transitions can be "reverse engineered/digitized" to perfection from your physical model.
    OR design something different
    Been doing this too long

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    That would be great, If I could scan it somehow and save as a .igs or .stp.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    First draw the edges of the surface to be generated.
    2nd get the uv surface splines from the neck contour.
    Aw, nah this is too tricky to describe via text.

    IT is easy once you understand surfacing.
    I looked at the model provided, it is all there to do this.
    Been doing this too long

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Here is a cleaner model to work with. I tried it all in Catia, Solidworks and Mastercam. I guess I might have to draw lines inside the solid and create swept surfaces?. Thank you for your time.

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Something like this. ?
    These are the surface normals, and
    UV splines and vectors that develop the curves
    that makes the solids to machine.
    I only know one way to do this surface. (the hard way)
    I checked the model provided and want to know if you really want
    the radii at either end or a more sophisticates curve profile?
    Been doing this too long

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    Re: Guitar Head and neck transition Solidworks Catia Mastercam

    Close to this would be perfect.

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