Parametric Wall Art in FreeCAD Curves Workbench : Viewers Project

Today we are looking at a viewers projects in FreeCAD of a parametric wall art model and braking down the steps that have been taken to create such a piece. At the same time we will be offering up some improvements to make the workflow quicker and easier.
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[@chinleybrewer]

Really interesting, amazing file size reduction! 😮

[@NUeB_net]

I already noticed in my own projects, that huge file sizes are a good indicator for overcomplicated models… 😉

[@chinleybrewer]

@@NUeB_net me too but working out how to simplify them is a challenge 😎

[@OhHeyTrevorFlowers]

An excellent video. It's always interesting to see different approaches. I probably would have built the curve solid using the split and then used a linear array of thin boxes to Boolean cut the slices. But, now I know two ways!

[@fasti8993]

Thank's again for your help with the project! I can't wait for your followup video because the manufacturing process and getting the data ready for it seems to kind of a challenge!

[@MangoJellySolutions]

Thanks, I'm going to be looking to see if I can solve that issue, got a couple of brain teaser requests and this is one of them.

[@mikehess4494]

Thank you

[@shuflie]

Looks good, for your follow up maybe you should design in a mounting system for the slices, probably something like 2 or 3 dowels through the full slice set and a series of small spacers that fit in between each slice on the dowels.

[@NiksSofa]

that was very interesting, learned a lot, thanks!

[@NUeB_net]

I love how simple workflows in Part can be - but I still gotta learn a lot about Part and it's related workbenches. Thanks for bringing a follow-up, I'm happily looking forward for this. 🤩 I may have found a new place to move in and if so, I'm gonna need some acoustic panels; covering them with such wall art would be awesome. With the workflow you've shown it should be very easy to use both top and bottom of the sliced object, right? - That could save money and reduce the amount of wasted wood (in CNC / Laser cutting) drastically.

[@fasti8993]

Some designs feature a mounting system on the backside, and I considered this option. However, they don't look as nice, so I decided against it. Instead, I am planning to place boards on the floor and ceiling and mill grooves in those boards to securely hold all the slices.
I haven't yet made a final decision regarding the material and thickness I'll be using. My mounting strategy allows me to delay that decision, and I can also slightly stretch out the structure without compromising its appearance.
I agree that these types of panels do an excellent job as acoustic diffusers, which was actually part of my motivation for the project.

[@NUeB_net]

@@fasti8993 Hiding the mounting from sight sounds quite appealing… drilling holes through the back plate and using screws & a distance gauge for mounting cold also be an option - one that'd even work with something like acrylic as back plate.
I'm gonna discuss the construction with my nephew anyway. He's a cabinet maker and following his advice on working with wood is always a good idea.

[@MangoJellySolutions]

That's is a brilliant idea to use this to cover acoustic panels. Like yourself I have just moved into a new home and looking around I have a lot of work to do and bare walls. I have my eye on freecad for a number of projects and been looking at dusting of the laser cutter to build something like this and I think I found a way last night so going to be doing a video of what I found very soon.

Nice!

[@victorldunn9638]

👍

[@trebmaster]

How would one prep this to send a scaled down version to a mill for metal fabrication?

[@cuvarsnova]

If someone had shown this to me about 28 years ago while I was drawing in autocad in a disk operating system on a 386 computer with an integrated processor on the motherboard, I would hardly have believed my eyes, or been teleported to the star tracks. If the human race walking behind idiots doesn't break something, try to imagine what will happen in 28 years. Know that what you imagine is small :) ~

[@photogramistic]

is this the part 4 or something?

[@superdau]

The art may be called parametric, but the FreeCAD model sure isn't! 😉
How would you do this so you don't have to repeat all steps for a different surface? E. g. a different size or different slice number/thickness?

[@pablo12.345]

Was hoping you might say nesting/lazer 😀

[@MangoJellySolutions]

Was having a look at this last night for a follow up. Getting some idea how to progress this to cutting in the laser. Also this might be a handy piece of free software th-cam.com/video/EzImnOKSD4g/w-d-xo.html