3D Designing a Stool in a SelfCAD
With SelfCAD, you can create both simple and complex designs and it has been designed for both beginners and professionals. If you have not yet tried the software, you can check out the video below to learn how it works and it's key features.
A Guide to Designing a Simple Stool
In this section, you'll learn how to create multiple copies of the same objects, how to arrange them into a custom pattern with Copy Offset, and then how to combine multiple objects into a single structure to win Union. You can follow the interactive tutorial and you will be able to design it or you can also follow the steps below.
First and foremost, launch SelfCAD, and open the workspace:
The next step is to create a new object. On the 3D Shapes category, select the Cylinder:
Set the parameters of the Cylinder as shown below:
On the Object Displaying, set the Position Y to 200:
Click the check mark to finalize the cylinder:
On the toolbar, go to the 3D Shapes category and select the Cylinder. Set the parameters as shown below:
On the Object Displaying, set the Z axis to 50, and then finalize the cylinder:
On the right panel settings, activate the Polygon Selection and select the region shown below:
On the toolbar, select the Move tool, and set the Z axis to 90:
Click the “X” to close the panel:
On the toolbar on the Tools category, select the Copy Offsets tool:
Set the Operation to Pivot:
Set the Number of Copies to 3 and click Copy:
Click “X” to close the panel. After the operations, the copies will be as follows:
On the 3D Shapes select the Torus:
Set the parameters as shown below:
Click to select all the objects:
On the toolbar, activate the Stitch and Scoop tool, and select Union:
On the 3D Shapes, select the Cylinder:
Set the parameters as shown below:
Set the Object Displaying to Y to 220:
On the right panel, activate the Edge Selection and select the edges highlighted below:
On the toolbar, on the Modify category select the Fillet tool:
On the Fillet tool, set the Level to 10:
There you go, the stool is ready:
As we navigated the steps of 3D designing a stool, SelfCAD proved to be not just a tool but a creative companion. Its cloud-based convenience allowed us to design from anywhere, while the powerful modeling tools and sculpting features empowered us to shape our imagination effortlessly. If you would like to 3D print the model, you can use the in-built online slicer of SelfCAD to do so. Get to know how SelfCAD slicer works in the video below.
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