Surface Modeling - A Hair Dryer Part 2 of 2

...continued from Part 1 Blower - More Cross-sections In planes parallel to the y-z plane, create more cross sections for the blower.

Blower BlueSurf Using the BlueSurf command again, create the blower using the cross sections as shown in figure.
Disjointed Surfaces At this stage you have two disjointed surfaces. And from the front view they appear as shown in figure.
Prepare to Project In a plane parallel to the y-z plane, create two arcs as shown in figure.
Project Curves - Side View From front view, the two arcs appear as shown.
Project Curve - Curve Step Select the Project Curve    tool from the Surfacing toolbar. Select the top curve created in last step as the curve to project. Click accept      on the ribbon bar.
Project Curve - Body Step Select the blower surface as the surface to project on.
Project Curve - Direction Step Point the arrow towards the blower surface and click. Click Finish on the ribbon bar.
Project Curve - View It If required, click the Visible and Hidden Edges    tool on the Main toolbar to see the projected curve.
Trim Surface - Surface Step Select the Trim Surface    tool from the Surfacing toolbar. Select the blower surface as the surface to trim.
Trim Surface - Curve Step Select the projected curve as the trimming curve. Click accept      on the ribbon bar.
Trim Surface - Side Step Indicate the arrow away from the blower as the part to trim off. See figure.
Surface Trimmed The blower surface is trimmed as shown in figure.
Trim Handle Similarly trim the top part of the handle using the lower arc. See figure.
BlueSurf – Connection Click the BlueSurf      tool on the surfacing toolbar. Select the curve projected onto the blower .
The BlueSurf - Second Curve Select the curve that trimmed the handle.
BlueSurf Appears Click accept    and then Preview. A connecting BlueSurf will be created as shown in figure.
BlueSurf Front View From the front view, the connecting BlueSurf appears as shown in figure.
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