Yeah! I've been busy with non-woodworking stuff lately. I've got some cool CNC projects i mind, but so far they have been difficult for me to figure out exactly how to make them (IE: life size T-rex skull)
Nice look. I will be very interested in how you feel about Rhino? I have 5 and I am contemplating bumping to 8 BUT I also have Aspire and it does sooooo much in the 3d world. I am kinda surprised you didn't go that way. I am thinking of trying your mirror just for fun.
I really like Rhino, but more specifically Grasshopper. I wanted a mathematical way of generating shapes use a code-like node structure, and that is what Grasshopper gives me. I can easily change a few parameters and tweak the shape. I can also write code to manipulate things. I demo'ed Aspire a little bit; I feel like it is makes it easy to manipulate shapes in a way that is good for CNC'ing, but I didn't feel like it was any better than Blender, which is free. Blender is *much* harder to learn than Aspire. Aspire and Blender are both mesh editing tools; they let you move around the parts of a mesh, but in the end you have a mesh defined by squares (or triangles) based on the "resolution". Rhino is parametric; shapes are defined by parameters and can be re-created easily. There's no inherit resolution until you bake the shape and export it. The other problem with Aspire: I primarily use macOS -- I do have some Windows machines, but my main computer is a mac.
Yeah! I thought about using the vertical table to make joinery -- I used it to do a lot of mortise and tenon in the "corner cabinet" project. I felt like it wasn't worth the time to do it for this project; the frame doesn't need a lot of strength. And if I had a domino, I would have used that; it's really just about time.
Hey really loved the way you got this done. I just wanted to know why this would not be possible with Blender. I thought Blender also offers geometry nodes. I am no expert in either CAD or 3d software but am a programmer myself waiting for my first CNC router. Just starting to learn the ropes.
That's a good question! I've spent a lot of time learning Blender, and geometry nodes, and I'm sure one could make this basic shape there. I really wanted it to work in Blender, because it free and open source, and I'm familiar with it. For me, Geometry Nodes aren't quite up to the level of what Grasshopper/Rhino can do -- it's definitely mesh oriented, and not surface oriented. In other words, it allows you to modify faceted meshes, but it doesn't work in more abstract representation of shapes (IE: NURBS, etc). A free plugin called Sverchok makes it more "grasshopper-like", but it has problems, and doesn't work in the latest Blender 4.0. As a programmer, I really like Grasshopper, so you might enjoy it too! Try the 90 day free trial. I recently started hooking up some C# code to it to export things the way I want; it's really flexible.
Yeah! Granted, $950 was an "investment" for buying Rhino, but I decided to go for it. I'll have to make a lot of projects with Rhino for it to bring the average cost down..we'll see if that ever happens!
Nice to see you posting again.
Yeah! I've been busy with non-woodworking stuff lately. I've got some cool CNC projects i mind, but so far they have been difficult for me to figure out exactly how to make them (IE: life size T-rex skull)
Wow, amazing
Thanks Tim!!
Nice look. I will be very interested in how you feel about Rhino? I have 5 and I am contemplating bumping to 8 BUT I also have Aspire and it does sooooo much in the 3d world. I am kinda surprised you didn't go that way. I am thinking of trying your mirror just for fun.
I really like Rhino, but more specifically Grasshopper. I wanted a mathematical way of generating shapes use a code-like node structure, and that is what Grasshopper gives me. I can easily change a few parameters and tweak the shape. I can also write code to manipulate things. I demo'ed Aspire a little bit; I feel like it is makes it easy to manipulate shapes in a way that is good for CNC'ing, but I didn't feel like it was any better than Blender, which is free. Blender is *much* harder to learn than Aspire. Aspire and Blender are both mesh editing tools; they let you move around the parts of a mesh, but in the end you have a mesh defined by squares (or triangles) based on the "resolution". Rhino is parametric; shapes are defined by parameters and can be re-created easily. There's no inherit resolution until you bake the shape and export it.
The other problem with Aspire: I primarily use macOS -- I do have some Windows machines, but my main computer is a mac.
Dude.. that looks fantastic. I love the soft curves and elegant design. Well done!!
Thanks! I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.
I’m confused you have an avid cnc how come you don’t have a vertical table to make joints with? Very nice frames though I might take a wack at them
Yeah! I thought about using the vertical table to make joinery -- I used it to do a lot of mortise and tenon in the "corner cabinet" project. I felt like it wasn't worth the time to do it for this project; the frame doesn't need a lot of strength. And if I had a domino, I would have used that; it's really just about time.
Hey really loved the way you got this done. I just wanted to know why this would not be possible with Blender. I thought Blender also offers geometry nodes. I am no expert in either CAD or 3d software but am a programmer myself waiting for my first CNC router. Just starting to learn the ropes.
That's a good question! I've spent a lot of time learning Blender, and geometry nodes, and I'm sure one could make this basic shape there. I really wanted it to work in Blender, because it free and open source, and I'm familiar with it. For me, Geometry Nodes aren't quite up to the level of what Grasshopper/Rhino can do -- it's definitely mesh oriented, and not surface oriented. In other words, it allows you to modify faceted meshes, but it doesn't work in more abstract representation of shapes (IE: NURBS, etc). A free plugin called Sverchok makes it more "grasshopper-like", but it has problems, and doesn't work in the latest Blender 4.0.
As a programmer, I really like Grasshopper, so you might enjoy it too! Try the 90 day free trial. I recently started hooking up some C# code to it to export things the way I want; it's really flexible.
I really like these, the shape is very distinct. Very helpful video.
Thanks! Feel free to grab the files and try making one for your own place.
$1100 too expensive . dont get me wrong nice frame but not worth it to pay that amount.
Yeah! Granted, $950 was an "investment" for buying Rhino, but I decided to go for it. I'll have to make a lot of projects with Rhino for it to bring the average cost down..we'll see if that ever happens!
Outstanding! Beautiful result.
Thanks Tyler!
Awesome looking piece, great work!
Thank you!
Amazing design and execution 💯
Thanks! 3 months of learning Rhino to do something "simple". LOL
Love the shape. Nice job.
Thanks! I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I did scratch a few other design ideas before I settled on this one.
Looks awesome brother...
Thank yah!
I love the look
Thanks! I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.