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shoe heel shock absorber

JB
Jon Bondy
Wed, May 28, 2025 3:28 PM

I am specifically trying to design a shoe insert (just the heel part)
but the problem is more general.  How to create a shape with a
curved/lofted/organic 3D surface on top of another (but different) 3D
surface attached together at an arbitrary 3D curved outer boundary

I think hat the BOSL2 plot3d() could create the two surfaces. Not sure
how to attach them along the boundary, unless the two functions were
coerced into coinciding along the boundary.

If anyone has tried to tackle something like this, I would be curious to
learn how you thought about it.

Jon

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I am specifically trying to design a shoe insert (just the heel part) but the problem is more general.  How to create a shape with a curved/lofted/organic 3D surface on top of another (but different) 3D surface attached together at an arbitrary 3D curved outer boundary I think hat the BOSL2 plot3d() could create the two surfaces. Not sure how to attach them along the boundary, unless the two functions were coerced into coinciding along the boundary. If anyone has tried to tackle something like this, I would be curious to learn how you thought about it. Jon -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com
AM
Adrian Mariano
Wed, May 28, 2025 3:54 PM

BOSL2 skin can connect two arbitrary curves. That might be able to makes
the side of your shape.

On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 11:29 Jon Bondy via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:

I am specifically trying to design a shoe insert (just the heel part)
but the problem is more general.  How to create a shape with a
curved/lofted/organic 3D surface on top of another (but different) 3D
surface attached together at an arbitrary 3D curved outer boundary

I think hat the BOSL2 plot3d() could create the two surfaces. Not sure
how to attach them along the boundary, unless the two functions were
coerced into coinciding along the boundary.

If anyone has tried to tackle something like this, I would be curious to
learn how you thought about it.

Jon

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BOSL2 skin can connect two arbitrary curves. That might be able to makes the side of your shape. On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 11:29 Jon Bondy via Discuss < discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: > I am specifically trying to design a shoe insert (just the heel part) > but the problem is more general. How to create a shape with a > curved/lofted/organic 3D surface on top of another (but different) 3D > surface attached together at an arbitrary 3D curved outer boundary > > I think hat the BOSL2 plot3d() could create the two surfaces. Not sure > how to attach them along the boundary, unless the two functions were > coerced into coinciding along the boundary. > > If anyone has tried to tackle something like this, I would be curious to > learn how you thought about it. > > Jon > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > www.avg.com > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >
JB
Jon Bondy
Wed, May 28, 2025 4:14 PM

Thanks!  Right.  I was more worrying about varying the thickness of the
resulting shape to taper near the "side" curve.  I will need to play a
little bit.

On 5/28/2025 11:54 AM, Adrian Mariano via Discuss wrote:

BOSL2 skin can connect two arbitrary curves. That might be able to
makes the side of your shape.

On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 11:29 Jon Bondy via Discuss
discuss@lists.openscad.org wrote:

 I am specifically trying to design a shoe insert (just the heel part)
 but the problem is more general.  How to create a shape with a
 curved/lofted/organic 3D surface on top of another (but different) 3D
 surface attached together at an arbitrary 3D curved outer boundary

 I think hat the BOSL2 plot3d() could create the two surfaces. Not
 sure
 how to attach them along the boundary, unless the two functions were
 coerced into coinciding along the boundary.

 If anyone has tried to tackle something like this, I would be
 curious to
 learn how you thought about it.

 Jon


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Thanks!  Right.  I was more worrying about varying the thickness of the resulting shape to taper near the "side" curve.  I will need to play a little bit. On 5/28/2025 11:54 AM, Adrian Mariano via Discuss wrote: > BOSL2 skin can connect two arbitrary curves. That might be able to > makes the side of your shape. > > On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 11:29 Jon Bondy via Discuss > <discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: > > I am specifically trying to design a shoe insert (just the heel part) > but the problem is more general.  How to create a shape with a > curved/lofted/organic 3D surface on top of another (but different) 3D > surface attached together at an arbitrary 3D curved outer boundary > > I think hat the BOSL2 plot3d() could create the two surfaces. Not > sure > how to attach them along the boundary, unless the two functions were > coerced into coinciding along the boundary. > > If anyone has tried to tackle something like this, I would be > curious to > learn how you thought about it. > > Jon > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email todiscuss-leave@lists.openscad.org