Topas Try Me's: Desk Lamp (Continued)

4. The 'screen' portion of the lamp is next on the agenda.  This is quite possibly the most difficult portion of this Try Me.

BUILD -- SIMPLE -- RECTANGLE
You want a rectangle with dimensions of 12 by 24 inches.

BUILD -- COMPLEX -- BEVEL POLYGON

• You get a 4 x 4 diagram of options, choose the preset that is on the far right, second row.
• Set for a 1.5 inch bevel.

Next you will want to make a rectangle long and wide enough to cover the beveled end of the object we just did. If you have the grid on, you can easily line up the first line of the beveled object with the edge of the new rectangle.

BUILD -- SIMPLE -- RECTANGLE

MODIFY -- MOVE (Ctrl - F8)

• New rectangle to align as described, and shown in the example.

MODIFY -- DRILL OBJECT

• Select the 'beveled' object first, and the new rectangle as the cutting polygon second.
• Set the options: Drill to depth = No, Create inside surface = NO, Keep drilling polygon = YES.

Repeat this operation on the other side of the beveled object.

Delete the rectangle you just used for drilling. It is now just taking up screen realestate.

 MODIFY -- DELETE OBJECT

 Now you can turn off the grid.

 VIEW -- GRID

5. Now we need to cut a hole in the 'screen' to let the light through.

BUILD -- SIMPLE -- RECTANGLE

• This rectangle needs to be 7.5" by 11.25" MODIFY -- MATCH

MODIFY -- DRILL OBJECT

• Select the 'screen' then the new rectangle as the 'cutting polygon.' Set them Center to Center.

Our settings are different this time so be sure to check that you have them correct.  And we are doing a 'drill to depth' so be sure to do it like this illustration.

• Drill to depth = YES, Create inside surface = NO, Keep drilling polygon = NO.

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