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    LAB# 5

    Create a T-Spline Form from a Reference Image

    Learning Objective

    In this lab you learn how to create a T-Spline form based on a calibrated reference image. With the
    freeform capabilities that come along with sculpting Fusion 360, this is a very common workflow.

    Design Setup – Attach Canvas: The first step is to learn how to attach a reference image to a particular
    plane and calibrate it to ensure an accurate design.

    Step 1 – Attach a canvas

    1. Click Insert > Canvas.


    2. Select the YZ Plane between the
    green and blue axes) to set the Canvas’
    orientation.
    3. In the dialog window, click the
    Select Image button and navigate to
    the 03_UtilityKnife.jpg file in the
    downloaded .zip folder.

    Step 2 – Setup the canvas

    1. If necessary, rotate the canvas 90


    degrees to orient it properly
    2. Lower the opacity to 85.
    3. Check the box for Display Through
    to ensure that the canvas can be seen
    through your T-Spline form.
    4. Click OK.
    Step 3 – Start the calibrate command

    1. We need to calibrate our canvas to make


    sure our utility knife fits in our palm, and not on
    our fingertip!
    2. In the Browser, click the drop-down arrow
    next to the Canvases folder.
    3. Right-click on UtilityKnife and select
    Calibrate.

    Step 4 – Calibrate the canvas

    1. Click Right on the ViewCube to view the


    utility knife from the side.
    2. Click once at the front of the utility knife.
    3. Click once at the back of the utility knife.
    4. Enter the approximate length, 180 mm.
    5. The canvas will scale up accordingly.

    Create Primitive Form: With the canvas in place, the next step is to create a T-Spline primitive form on
    the proper plane.
    Step 1 – Start the box primitive

    1. Click the Create > Create Form icon to enter


    the Sculpt workspace.
    2. Click Create > Box.
    3. Select the same side plane (YZ) as the canvas
    to specify the plane that the Box is placed on.
    4. Click once at the origin to specify the Box’s
    center point
    5. Move the mouse and click again to draw its
    2D profile.

    Step 2 – Specify the box primitive

    1. Set the Box’s Length, Width, and Height


    equal to 175, 35, and 25 mm, respectively.
    2. Set the number of Length Face equal to 5,
    and the width and height faces equal to 2.

    Looking at the form of the utility knife, the


    complexity is along the length of the knife, so
    we set additional faces in that direction. We
    can always add or remove these later on.
    Step 3 – Add symmetry

    1. In the dialog window, change the Symmetry


    from None to Mirror.
    2. Check the box for Height Symmetry.
    3. A green line is displayed that indicates where
    we have symmetry set up.
    4. With no more symmetry to add to our form,
    click OK.

    Edit the T-Spline Form: Our T-Spline primitive is now in place, but we need to edit its geometry to better
    match our reference picture. In the following steps, we’ll edit our existing geometry to match the canvas
    as best as we can. After that, we can add and subtract more edges to fine-tune our design.

    Step 1 – Start the Edit Form command

    1. Click Modify > Edit Form.


    2. For simplicity, ensure you’re looking at the
    form from the Right view. To set this, you can
    click Right on the view cube.

    Common to most workflows, we stick to


    modifying our form from just one view,
    proceeding to 3D manipulations as a final step.

    Step 2 – Select a loop of faces

    1. Select the middle loop of faces going down


    the length of the utility knife with a window
    selection (left-click and hold), as shown in the
    picture.
    2. Dragging left to right will select all the
    geometry that is fully captured by the window,
    while right to left will capture everything that
    touches the window.
    Step 3 – Start modifying the form

    1. Using the Planar Translation manipulator,


    move the selected faces to align the top of the
    T-spline body with the top of the utility knife.
    2. To align the bottom in this section, select the
    bottom face and use the planar translation and
    rotate manipulators.
    3. Repeat the previous 2 steps for the rest of
    the T-spline form. It will also be helpful to use
    the single-direction scale manipulator in some
    cases.
    4. For more controlled editing, try modifying
    individual edges.

    Add Additional Details – Insert Edge: Our T-Spline form is starting to resemble our reference image, but
    there are without a doubt some details that we need to add! As the form is right now, there simply are
    not enough edges available to capture all of the details that we would like. To combat this, you
    implement the earlier-discussed method of inserting and deleting edges into a T-Spline form.
    Step 1 – Insert additional edges

    1. Hold Shift then select the edges shown.


    2. Click Modify > Insert Edge.
    3. Drag the direct manipulator to the right to
    position the new edges at an Insert Location
    around -0.5.
    4. Click OK.

    Now repeat the previous steps to insert


    another set of edges.
    Step 2 – Insert more edges

    1. Holding Shift then select the edges shown.


    2. Click Modify > Insert Edge.
    3. Drag the direct manipulator to the right to
    position the new edges at an Insert Location
    around -0.5.
    4. Click OK.
    The form will change due to the additional
    edges. In the next step we will edit our form to
    our liking.
    Step 3 – Edit Form

    1. Use the Edit Form command to manipulate


    the recently inserted edges to achieve the
    result shown on the right.
    2. The planar translation manipulator will be
    extremely useful.

    Add Additional Details – Insert Point: To insert the final two edges we need, we’ll actually learn a new
    command, the Insert Point command. Slightly different from Insert Edge, the Insert Point command will
    easily insert an edge by connecting two points together.

    Step 1 – Start the Insert Point command

    1. Click Modify > Insert Point.


    2. Hover over the middle of the top edge
    shown until a red circle appears – this
    indicates the midpoint
    3. Click and repeat for the edge directly
    beneath, located along the line of symmetry.

    Step 2 – Insert Point details

    1. Leave the Insert Mode set to Simple.


    2. Click OK.

    An Insert Mode of Simple will add the desired


    edge, but the form will change slightly. An
    Insert Mode of Exact will add the desired
    edge, as well as additional edges to maintain
    the previous form.

    Step 3 – Repeat Insert Point

    1. Click the Modify > Insert Point.


    2. Construct an additional edge as shown to
    the right.
    3. Leave the Insert Mode set to Simple.
    4. Click OK.
    Step 4 – Edit Form

    1. Use the Edit Form command to manipulate


    the recently inserted edges (as well as the
    surrounding geometry) to achieve the result
    shown on the right.
    2. Click Finish Form.

    EXERCISE:
    1) Create a T-Spline form based on the following reference images:
    FINAL OUTPUT:

    2) What did you learn in this lab?

    This lab teaches me how to take a reference image and turn it into a T-Spline form. enabling the
    conversion of intricate curves and shapes into 3D models that are adjustable and editable by
    designers. In order to build the T-spline surface, a reference image must be imported into a CAED
    application, used as a guide to create control points, and then adjusted.

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