Best way to model a pyramid?

[bobocorrozo]

I need a pyramid piece with a square base as part of a model I am doing and was wondering if someone knows the best way to do that? Thank you for your assistance.

 

[jsantangelo]

Lots of ways. There are a couple in this thread. Substitute the base for a square one.

Have you tried searching?

 

[design-engine]

does a pyramid have a square base.

1. you can model it with surfaces. use a point some distance above a square surface. and build up the remaining walls with three part boundaries.

2. you should be able to use blend to blend a square to a point.

3. VSS can do that square to a point as well.

4 you can simply create cuts to carve away from a solid square.

 

[tobbo]

3 part boundaries????

Blend seems to be the easiest way.. or maybe some cuts from a solid (as mentioned above)


"...and was wondering if someone knows the best way to do that " that is depending of how you want to modify it in the future, and what you inital data is....


//Tobias



Edited by: tobbo

 

[sanjeevkar1]

i think blending a square to point will be the easiest way to make pyramid. and as for modification; it will be having just 2 dimensions. size of square and height.

 

[tobbo]

If you really like VSS , then create a graph thatis dimensionedfrom "a value"to zero, then just sweepa squareit along a line and let the graph control the dimension of the square....and ...you got a pyramid


//Tobias

 

[rmatija]

Here is


2009-05-14_083236_piramid.prt.zip

 

[cloughna]

make a triangular surface, pattern it around an axis, fill the bottom, solidify.

 

[rmatija]

Maybe this


2009-05-15_002649_tetrahedron.prt.zip
Edited by: rmatija

 

[dewme5]

chamfer

 

[garymig]

No one mention the obvious?
Just a simple blend, from a square to a point.
Works quick n easy.
Gary

 

[tobbo]

hahaha, only 3 diffrent people has mentioned a blend so far...

//tobias
Edited by: tobbo

 

[garymig]

a simple blend, a square to a POINT

 

[tobbo]

Hey, i got it

but... take a look at Design-engines second suggestion , and maybe what sanjeevkar1 wrote

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have a nice day!


//Tobias

 

[garymig]

Wow, I totally missed that!