VIDEO: Make a wing or flipper

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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Enjoy this fresh new video 'Wing or Flipper?
Can you build a simple and streamlined wing form with three curves? Yes, and the process may surprise you! It did for me. Running time = 08:45.

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Thank you for sharing this technique. Michael VS

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@mvyess

Glad you like it! Feel free to make suggestions for future videos. I hope to do one every week or two.

FYI : All prior videos are on this Professor 3D page

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This is very well presented, thanks for sharing. I’d just like to add that this Sweep2 method is covered in Rhino Level 1 Training Manual (screenshot below) and that “Drag seem point…” has direct control over seam location even with one cross section curve.

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@mikolaj

Excellent point… I totally forgot about that seam control, but that is very good to know. Thank you.

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Dave, splitting the curve with the Point option in Split might be a good one to show, instead of using the line. Similarly, Ellipse with the Vertical option might save a step.

-Pascal

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what’s a flipper?

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-Pascal

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haha… oh, right…
i missed the animal connection the first time around (thought it was for an airplane wing)

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@pascal

It is so weird that I never noticed that command / option before. I just tried and “NICE!” It can be funny what you miss when you’re self-taught.

Thanks
Dave

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Nice work, thanks for sharing…