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Figure 14.43
The completed
stool legs
8. From this point, use the techniques explained earlier in the chapter to add a round stool
seat and a bar near the base for your feet.
Our finished stool is shown in Figure 14.44. There are a few ways to create the seat and
bar—it can be with a swept blend, an extrusion, or even a revolve.
Figure 14.44
The completed
stool
The finished family can be found on the book’s companion website. The file is called c14-
WoodenStool.rfa.
Before we continue with the table-modeling exercise, let’s take a moment to discuss the
importance of nested families in comparison to modeling repetitive geometry all within one
family. Families are used to create individual components. By combining those components,
you can use a nested family to add parameters to better define the relationships between those
components and best leverage the families within your project.
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