Tongue in Cheek.. cad vs workshop

This is a post from the old forum, stumbled onto it again on FB, thought I would transplant to here :)



1: Old ring (see naked edges causing BlockInstanceDiamond to fall out.)











2: Start by taking Primitive BOX and Extrude to Rectangle







3: Use BEND command





4: Extractisocurve, Pipe, Booleandifference





5: Extractisocurve (change direction) pipe, booleandifference





6: Examine for naked edges or bad geometry







7: Soften and filletedge 0.125 then HIDE







8: Old geometry WireCut









9: Cap ends, examine for bad geometry







10: UNHIDE head section into file





11: BooleanUnion







12: Examine for Naked Edges









13: Explode old geometry, extract BlockInstanceDiamonds









14: Align BlockInstanceDiamonds to new Head







15: CageEdit to secure BlockInstanceDiamonds









16: Examine for naked edges and bad geometry







17: Apply texture and materials









18: Finally Render!