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MODELING FEET
MODELING FEET
Because we’d like our bench to hold up on a
variety of flooring conditions, we will add “feet”
for extra reinforcement. In addition to protect-
ing the bottom of your bench (as well as the
floor) and improving durability, feet are also a
critical structural assembly. By joining the long
and short sides, they provide extra stability and
keep your bench’s structural frame rigid.
FORM FEET
10A: Make one last copy of the stock material
and modify it to create a small rectangular
“foot.”
10B: Place the stock copy under one of the
bench’s legs, intersecting it with the corner
where the long and short sides meet. Just like
the sides, seat, and beam, the foot edges pass
through the leg in an impossible way.
10C: Make three additonal foot copies, plac-
ing each under the other three legs. Figure 4-11
shows the bench with rough feet added to the
model.
FIGURE 4-11
Model the first foot
FIGURE 4-10 Bench with temporary and underlay layers
turned off
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DESIGN FOR CNC
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