In this tutorial, you learn how to model a tennis ball and the groove as shown in image below:
Full list of Solid Edge surfacing tutorials on this blog is here.
Disclaimer:
• This tutorial and the steps illustrated herein are by no means claimed to be the best or the only way to create the given design.
• This tutorial is an attempt to introduce and demonstrate the awesome set of tools that Solid Edge has for curve creation and surface manipulation.
Begin with Sketching ![]() Create a D shape using a line and an arc using Arc by Center ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
Start Revolved Protrusion ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
Again start Sketching in the Top (xy) plane and create a circle as shown. Create more lines and Trim ![]() | ![]() |
Also note that the lines are tangent to the circle/arc. If not, add a Tangent ![]() | ![]() |
Start Project Curve ![]() Click Accept ![]() Click Accept ![]() | ![]() |
For the Reference Plane step, select the Top (xy) plane. Point the arrows in both directions as shown and click. | ![]() |
Note that the sketch gets projected on the sphere forming the profile for the groove typically found on a tennis ball. Hide all planes and sketches. | ![]() |
Select Plane normal to curve ![]() | ![]() |
Then pick any point on the curve as shown to place the plane. | ![]() |
Sketch ![]() Start Swept Cutout ![]() Select the circle as the cross section. | ![]() |
Finish the cutout to create the groove as shown. Also Round ![]() The next important step is to create a color/material that resembles the tennis ball green. | ![]() |
Select Style ![]() Click New... and name the style as Tennis Ball and select Green from the list for Based On: In the Faces tab, use RGB values as below: Diffuse: 0.74, 0.9, 0.08 Specular: 0.6, 0.76, 0.27 Ambient: 0.7, 0.84, 0.14 Select Part Painter ![]() | ![]() |
Equally simple and interesting is creating your own, brand new, fully functional CAD system with 3D sketching and surfacing capabilities using a geometric modeling kernel. cMayoCAD from CADVertex is one such program. Download the detailed course contents for cMayoCAD here. | ![]() |
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