How to Make a Baseball Bat With Just a Cylinder
One great advantage of 3D modeling is that you can begin with simple shapes and transform them into detailed objects. For example, you can make a baseball bat using just one cylinder. This demonstrates that acquiring basic modeling skills is crucial for producing high-quality designs.
There are many 3D modeling programs available, but SelfCAD is one of the most user-friendly options. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced designer, SelfCAD provides all the tools you need to create, edit, and improve 3D models in one place. To start 3D designing a basketball bat, check the interactive tutorial. In summary, you begin by launching the software and opening the workspace.
Select the Cylinder from the 3D Shapes:
Set the parameters of the cylinder as follows:
Activate the Polygon Selection and select the highlighted part. Select Extrusion from the Modify category, set the Amount to 2, and turn on the Side Extrusion. Then click Apply:
Then set the Side Extrusion to False, click Apply. Set the Side Extrusion to True again and click Apply. Repeat this steps two times:
Set the Amount to 70 and click Apply:
Set the Side Extrusion to true, and the Extrusion Amount to 5 and click Apply:
Set the Cut Intersections to true, Extrusion Amount to 7 and tick the check mark to finalize the Extrusion:
Activate the Edge Selection and open the advanced settings. Turn on the Loop Selection and select the the edges shown:
Click “X” to close the panel. Select the Fillet Tool from the Modify category:
Tick the check mark to finalize the Fillet:
Activate the settings of the Edge Selection and turn on the Loop Selection. Click to selected the highlighted edges:
Click “X” to close the panel. Select the Fillet tool from the Modify category. Set the Intensity to 3 and the Level to 5. Tick the check mark to finalize the Fillet:
Activate Smooth on the rendering modes and the Baseball Bat is ready:
You can then give the color of your choice from the Color Picker:
SelfCAD is not only for experts but also a friendly tool for beginners to start learning and exploring 3D modeling. If you would like to 3D print the file, you can use the in-built online slicer of the software to do so. The video below shows how to slice the file in SelfCAD.
Enjoy powerful modeling, rendering, and 3D printing tools without the steep learning curve.
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