Fe unit cell (iron crystal)

[Despot]

Well it looks to me like SolidWorks is the dogs doodahs when it comes to hard surface modelling... obviously in the right hands of course 

J

[Skint]

I`d like to see you try and assemble one of those bad boys! lol

[DriesV]

First iron cubic lattice stacking attempt...

Dries

[guest84672]

Awesome - looks great!

[Despot]

Beautiful Dries, not really much more I can say...

J

[DriesV]

I felt like increasing the feeling of depth, so I rendered the stack at a more dramatic wider angle top view with strong DOF.

Dries

[DriesV]

For what it's worth...
I'm sharing a KeyShot package with you guys.

The KS scene file contains 2 models:

• Fe-unit-cell_full-single_20130329 - complete model with shelled 'bars', internal spheres in each node (area light?), blue bar frame is single piece = overlapping geometry when stacking!
• Fe-unit-cell_stackable_20130329 - stackable and simplified version, no shell, no internal spheres, outer bars are separated (can be deleted/hidden individually for stacking)

Pitch for stacking is 150mm. Models were imported at original size, so multiples of 150mm can be used for exact alignment.

The models were made as multi-body SolidWorks parts. As a result, the model tree in KS isn't terribly clear. It's still manageable, though.

See attached screenshots to get an idea of how to stack these units. You'll have to delete some parts on duplicated models to avoid overlapping geometry. Each unit's origin is right at the center of the inner orb (yellow), so you can easily rotate a unit around it's local origin and keep the 150mm pitch for stacking.

Have fun!

DOWNLOAD LINK
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw6BI0tv_sN8MG1aTXZGUVVOeFU/edit?usp=sharing

Dries

[Despot]

Hey Dries, thanks, that's very kind of you...

But, is there any chance of getting the original one :

http://keyshot.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5618.0;attach=9670

J

[DriesV]

Sure, no problem...
You can grab the bip here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw6BI0tv_sN8eWkzU3VRYmpjTTA/edit?usp=sharing

I hope the mesh quality is OK.
It's as much as I can bear on my measly DSL line.

Dries

[DriesV]

A slightly ominous angle and mood.

Dries

[DriesV]

Another rusty version with differently styled glass panel pattern.

Dries

[DriesV]

Same box, but in mint condition...

Dries

[Despot]

Love them both Dries - but I like the pristine one best...

Really dig the new glass panels

J

[Esben Oxholm]

Very interesting. The glass looks beautiful on the last one.

[DriesV]

Here's another pristine shot.

Dries