Help with modelling a 'name plate' ring

Rhino Rhino for Mac
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Hi everyone!

This is my first post and i’m in need of some help with modelling a simple text ring similar to the one i’ve added to this post. Really struggling to get the desired result. I’ve attached my .3dm file to show how far i’ve got myself using various tutorials.

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Any help would be greatly appreciated, I’m very new to rhino but trying to learn!

EXIT1.3dm (3.4 MB)

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che the flow along surface command:

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Hi Diego,

I’ve checked out the vid you linked as well as a few others on the same topic. I’m still having trouble modelling the ring. Could you help explain how to utilise the flow along surface tool to achieve the result I’m after?

Thanks

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Here is my attempt EXIT1 CADWAX.3dm (560.6 KB)

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Hi Keith,

the preview looks great and is definitely what I’m after. I have rhino 5 and am unable to open your .3dm, would you be able to save as a rhino 5 file if possible?

Also, my idea for the ring was to have the text much wider so that the shank almost comes straight up to join it. Similar to the example below. Do you have any advice for achieving this?

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Thanks so much for your help!

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wide EXIT1 CADWAX V5.3dm (611.9 KB)

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something like @KeithR made:

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I have created a plugin to automate signet rings:

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Brilliant, will try to follow this and see how far I get! thanks so much for your help

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Is your plugin available for download? Thanks so much for your help I really appreciate it

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I have a beta version for Rhino 7. In the “PackageManager” search for Signet - then download and install.

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Hi Keith
it tried to instal your Signet Plugin…
Is it only a Windows version? because PackageManager found it and installed on my Mac successfully [which AFAIK has different installer then Windows]
Yet I get this:

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Also I couldn’t find any of the tools, only the Aliases in command search…?

thanks a lot
Akash

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The plugin is only written for Windows at the moment. Interesting that it even installed on the mac as I have marked it as a windows plugin with YAK (@will)

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Yes thanks I had a look in F4R and see it is listed for W only.
Same thing with your Cad Wax !
Package manager certainly need to know this kind of platform compatibility thing. [or at least list compatibility ]

thanks a lot
Akash

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I wrote this pdf for signet rings many years ago - hope it helps:SignetRing.pdf (1.6 MB)

There are some more recent videos on Vimeo from other people: https://vimeo.com/search?q=signet%20rhino

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Hi Keith -

Are you sure that the previous versions (7.0.0 and 7.0.1) also were marked as Windows-only? If not, you will probably have to yank the older versions.
-wim

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Hey Keith, Rhino 7 (now in beta!) includes an updated Yak CLI tool that allows you to set the platform that your plug-in supports.

"C:\Program Files\Rhino 7 WIP\System\Yak.exe" build --platform win

If you build the package this way then it won’t show up in Rhino for Mac’s package manager.

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can you give that video link or share that video with me

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I really appreciate that
i really need that video

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Hello fellow 3d modeling enthusiasts! I really need your help. I tried to find this information on the web but couldn’t. I get this error when trying to use sweep2 to make the ring: unable to order shapes. I tried everything. Please help me :grin: I attached the project down. I tried the method in the image below.
Ghiul Tekno.3dm (174.4 KB)

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@Elias_Denitiu your shape is not really suitable for this method, try to simplify the outline. The reason though why it doesn’t work is that your text curves are grouped. If you ungroup the text curves and select the outer outline only, you do get a Sweep2 result. But again it’s probably not the result you are after:
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