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Bending up wingtips for winglets, neat route

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Hey all,

A while back, one of us introduced to all of us the tool 'FFD'. It is a grid like tool device for working objects and comes in densities of 2, 3, and 4. Its hard to explain, easier to just find out yourself how it works. Check the Help/Tutorial on it to see how it basically functions, or just create a shape and start bending it.

(I use this tool almost everyday now. I cant believe I lived without this for years.... )

Anyways.. I found that when making a curved area on a wingtip to make the upturn for a winglet, I found that if I made perhaps 5 extrusions in close order, straight out, then use the FFD-3 part manipulator, I can go to FFD/Vertice and 'turn' the end up 90 degrees (facing up or outward), then the middle, turned about half way, such as 45 degrees. Next, I can rake back the bend so that it has a curved back rake to it. Move it around a few more times until its perfect, collapse the stack, and then the final extrusion outward on the top to make the fin.


Works awesome, and best of all, its very very fast. I havent been able to hand make bends better then this.




Bill
 
Your so right!

Can't imagine a life without FFD and soft select:)
 
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