Beginner struggling with Rhino workflows. How would you model this?
Hi! I'm a complete beginner with Rhino and I'm having a really tough time getting the hang of it. Even basic tasks have been difficult because I'm not always sure which commands to use, and a lot of the commands I've tried seem to have limitations that prevent me from getting the result I'm after.
I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction on two things.
1. Creating a smooth connecting surface
I'm trying to connect these two surfaces with a smooth face that curves inward (I've drawn the shape I'm imagining in purple in the following image). I've tried commands like BlendSrf and Loft, but neither gets anywhere close to the shape I'm looking for.
What's the proper workflow for creating a smooth, concave transition between/wraped around these two differently shaped surfaces?
2. Connecting open curves to a closed curve
I'm also confused about what I thought would be a basic task. I drew a closed control point curve (the circular one), then later drew a few additional control point curves branching off from it (forming a sort of Y shape). I realized afterward that those new curves aren't actually connected to the original closed curve.
Is there a way to properly attach or merge those open curves to the existing closed curve, or would I need to redraw everything as a single curve?
For context, here's how I built the model so far:
- I drew the control point curves for the back surface, joined them, and used EdgeSrf to create the surface before then using the Split command to project and cut out the more circular closed control point curve you see on the back surface.
- For the triangular-like surface in the front, I used EdgeSrf on the two boundary curves (selecting two curves and the program automatically filled in the third side when creating the surface) then I Split the circular curve onto that new triangular-like surface and deleted the half circular portion that was projected which left me with the shape that's visible in the front.
I'm still learning the basics, so it's very possible I'm approaching this in the wrong way entirely. If there's a more "Rhino" way to model something like this, I'd really appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance!