9. Potato chips

This is another easy exercise, but one that will help you when you are wondering how to make new and unusual shapes. Today you make potato chips, tomorrow industrial designs and organic shapes…

Potato chips

Þ Step 1: Drawing the shape

q Tool: Interpolated Curve q Do it: Draw a closed curve in 3 dimensions. q See the detailed explanations in the chapter: User Manual/Tools/Construction/Drawing /Interpolated Curve

Þ Step 2: Generate the surface

q Tool: Hull/Coons q Open the model file: Coons1 q Do it: Select the Hull/Coons tool, click on the curve and the surface is generated. q See the detailed explanations in the chapter: User Manual/Tools/Construction/Surfaces/Coons Surfaces

Þ Step 3: Model the shape

q Tool: Mold q Do it: Use the Mold tool to modify the shape until you have the shape you want. q See the detailed explanations in the chapter: User Manual/Tools/Modeling/Mold