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  1. penguin221

    Scale 3D model

    Sbaugh, I didn't take it as you calling me dumb as I did you you calling the approach dumb. Anyway no hard fellings. Thanks everyone. Sorry if I got frustrated. This has been a bad day to begin with and it isn't getting any better. Stephen Getsy Product Development Engineer Silgan Plastics...
  2. penguin221

    Scale 3D model

    Gildashard, Thank God. That is exaclty what I wanted. That is awesome. Thank you. Stephen Getsy Product Development Engineer Silgan Plastics www.silganplastics.com
  3. penguin221

    Scale 3D model

    OK. Forget why I would like to do this. I just wanted to know if you could or could not scale an entire model. I got the answer. There is no command to do this. I am fine with that, I just wanted to see if maybe there was an easier way to do something. I was able to do this in ProE and was...
  4. penguin221

    Scale 3D model

    Sorry for all the debate, didn't think this was a big issue. There are reasons why I would like to scale the model and the dimensions all in one step. I guess I didn't explain it very well. Anyway, the reason behind it shouldn't have anything to do with being able to do it or not. SBaugh...
  5. penguin221

    Scale 3D model

    I need to keep all the features. I can't IGES or STL. It is way too much work to go and change all the dimensions. The reason I am looking to do this, is because some times we do design's that have a lot of features and I need to scale it up or down because I need the same thing in several...
  6. penguin221

    Scale 3D model

    Is it possible to take a model and scale it up or down? I don't mean to use the mold tools scaling. That command scales the part, but doesn't scale the dimensions. I just want to be able to take a model and be able to scale it up or down. Example would be to double the size of a model...
  7. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    ctopher, Yes it does and yes I am. I figured that once I got the base done I could figure out and implement the pyramids. I will eventually have a replica. Stephen Getsy Product Development Engineer Silgan Plastics www.silganplastics.com
  8. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    Yippiddy diggidy dog. I do beleive I've got it. I have figured it out. I have one minor flaw that needs to be fixed, but the principal and design is done. I know of a couple other ways to do the same thing, but in principle it is done. Now I will spend my time refining and simplifing. If...
  9. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    Ok. I beleive I finally figured out at least one way to do this. I say that because once you figure out how to do something, the alternate solutions and simplifications usually come easy. However, I have one piece of information I need to find so I can finish and post the results. I hope...
  10. penguin221

    Dimensions in Drawings?

    Ever since I started using SW, I have had problems getting the dimensions I want to have on a drawing. The problem I am having, is that a few dimensions that I would like to have on the drawing need to be created in the drawing by picking edges. However, most of the time SW won't allow me to...
  11. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    Ok I have a question. I am getting close to figuring this out, but I am making an assumtion that may or may not be correct. On a geosphere or any other geometric sphere, would all of the nodes lie on the suface of the sphere and be equal distant form the center ( equal to the radius of the...
  12. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    Creigbm, Nope it is never too late to get involved. Just go to the site and Register for a login. It is free. Then just log in in and join the Forum discussions. We are in the early phase of getting started. Read all the posts to get up to speed a little and join in. We would be glad to...
  13. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    NHpilot and manxJim Would you both mind emailing me your files? Please make sure they are zipped, because our sever may delete them if they are not zipped. My email address is s.getsy@silganplastics.com Thanks. Stephen Getsy Product Development Engineer Silgan Plastics www.silganplastics.com
  14. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    I found this site that has a dodecahedron and an icosahedron. I am trying to make these work. http://www.zxys.com/swparts/ I am not giving up. I am on a mission. Stephen Getsy Product Development Engineer Silgan Plastics www.silganplastics.com
  15. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    After all the suggestions, I have still not been able come even close to any of this. Maybe SW can add a geosphere feature to a next generation release. I thought SW was good. :) Stephen Getsy Product Development Engineer Silgan Plastics www.silganplastics.com
  16. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    That was actually done in another piece of software that gives you the ability to create a geosphere. Then you just create a pyramid on top of each triangle. We have actually created the sphere in a few different pieces of software. I am just on a mission to try and do it in SW for my own...
  17. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    Creigbm, I will keep you posted, although right now I just got involved in a new project. Check this out www.deepwaterstudios.com and click on the Epcot model. We are going to model Ecpot and turn it into a virtual reality walkthrough. Stephen Getsy Product Development Engineer Silgan...
  18. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    macPT I haven't quite understood your line of thought yet, but will try to figure it out and see if it works. Thanks swcadman I have been to that site. The problem I am hving the most trouble with is creating what I need in SW. I think I pretty much have the whole understanding of how a...
  19. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    The only thing I have on the web are two initial images I made of my monorail. Check here http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/penguin/monorail/monorail2.jpg http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/penguin/monorail/monorail1.jpg Let me know what you think. Stephen Getsy Product Development...
  20. penguin221

    Breaking a surface of a Sphere in to Triangles?

    A geodesic dome is what I am going for. What I am actually going for is to model the Spaceship Earth Sphere from Disney's EPCOT. I am modeling EPCOT in SW as a hobby and training. I finished the monorail and now I am stuck on this geosphere. I am still searching for ideas. If anyone has any...
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