Step-by-Step Guide for Creating a Darbuka Drum in SelfCAD
3D modeling can be used in almost every industry, and the music industry is no exception. In this article, you will get to know how to 3D model a darbuka drum using the various tools of SelfCAD. You can check out the interactive tutorial to get to know of the steps to follow until you achieve the design. Below, we also break down the steps to achieve it.
Designing A Darbuka Drum in SelfCAD
Launch SelfCAD and open the workspace:
The next step is to create the basic shape for the drum. To do this, go to the Generators category and select the Shape Generator:
Set the Top and Bottom Fill to False. Set the parameters as shown below:
Click the + to add a segment. On the settings again, set the parameters as shown below:
Set the Bevel Segment to 0.
Click on the check mark to finalize the shape generator.
On the right panel, activate the Edge Selection tool and click on the gear icon to get more advanced selection settings. Click to activate the Loop Selection, and click to select the highlighted edges around the top of the generator as shown below:
On the toolbar on the Modify category, select the Fillet Tool:
Set the Intensity to 20 and the Level to 10:
Click on the tick mark to finalize the fillet:
Then on the right panel, click the Color Picker select the brown color, and click ok:
Then on the Modify category, select the Add Thickness option:
Set the Thickness to 10 and click on the check mark to finalize the thickness:
Click to activate the Solid + Wireframe on the right panel:
On the right panel on selection settings, select Face Selection to activate it. Then select the top highlighted faces:
On the right panel, click on the Color Picker and select the Beige color. Click OK:
Use the Move tool on the toolbar, to move the top part by setting the Y axis to 283:
Click on the Solid to set the rendering mode:
Click on the “X” to close the panel. Click again on the Solid to set the rendering mode.
There you go, the Darbuka Drum design is ready. SelfCAD 3D Modeling software has various tools which makes it the best tool in designing great musical instruments. To prepare it for 3D printing, you simply click on the 3D print tool and it will redirect you to the online slicer of SelfCAD which you can use to slice your files and generate the Gcode to send to your 3D printer. The video below shows how you can slice STL files in SelfCAD
If you would like to generate realistic renders of your files, you can also use SelfCAD rendering engine and it will be to help you generate photo-realistic images with ease.
Enjoy powerful modeling, rendering, and 3D printing tools without the steep learning curve.
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