as requested on support…
Given a particular profile:
Start by drawing up the dimensions:
To get the missing dimension we import the preview image:
Set Background
and adjust the image until it is the right size:
and we see that the cross section is not draw to a symmetric scale…
If we then draw up the points of it:
Scale it vertically to the desired size:
Done
we can then measure the end:
to get a Base Height of 0.1016
The desired dimensions are:
Stock size (in inches) LxWxH: 24 x 1.875 x 0.625
So we adjust the stock size to a bit larger than that — note that we need twice the dimension along the axis of the cross section so:
Apply
which gives us the overall shape which may now be reduced to what is desired:
Draw in the Stock as well:
and select both:
and model it as a subtraction equal to Stock Thickness:
Show 3D:
Attached as a v8 file:
3D_profile_0_625x1_875_v8.c2d (432 KB)
Two other techniques for this would be:
Draw the profile and extrude it in a 3rd party tool, then import as an STL:
Draw the profile and use a series of profile cuts to create the 3D model:
Additional possibilities include:
- export/create a pixel image and import that as a depth map
- use a full-fledged 3D CAD tool such as: