3D model - Chewed Gum

[MDGroup]

I need to create a 3D model of chewed gum.

Obviously, SolidWorks (and most CAD packages) are very geometric, the complete opposite of just a free-form mass.

Any ideas on the best way to create a CAD model of a chewed piece of gum?

Thanks,
Lou

 

[ctopher]

SW is not only geometric. Try surfaces.

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[cowski]

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/chewed-gum-47491739cc2944aeb2fb329c2ad9cebd

 

[grunt58]

Chew some gum and 3D scan it?

 

[moon161]

^ Thats what I was going to say.

 

[Brad805]

I think sculpting software like Blender or ZBrush will work better, but if you need it in SW you need to be careful how many faces you end up with.

 

[MDGroup]

Thanks for all the feedback. This is going to be part of a manufactured product, so I need to be able to shell it, add some flanges to the bottom, and make it injection moldable. All of this complicates it a bit and limits what I can and can't do.

 

[ctopher]

I'll sell you my chewed gum.

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[moon161]

This is going to be part of a manufactured product, so I need to be able to shell it, add some flanges to the bottom, and make it injection moldable.

Include some unchewed gum and instructions with the product?

 

[TheTick]

Just give a noob a surfacing project and use his first try.

 

[FACS]

Melt some plastic and chew it, then let it cool ….

 

[Brad805]

I see one on the freecad site. There are a few different versions, so you would need to see how many pologons you can work with. I do 3D milling on my CNC. I tried working with solidworks CAM for this, but I eventually got tired of trying to dumb down my parts to mill using this CAM software.

 

[ctopher]

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