🫖 The Royal Teapot

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Description

While polyhedra represent mathematical perfection, the teapot represents the ultimate challenge in surfacing and organic modeling within a CAD environment. This "Royal" version is a procedural reconstruction of a classical teapot, featuring complex revolved volumes, a swept spout with a non-trivial profile, and an ergonomic handle. It’s a tribute to the most iconic object in the history of computer graphics.

Key Features

• Complex Sweep Operations: The spout and handle are generated using 3D splines and varying profiles, demonstrating advanced path-based modeling.

• Revolved Main Body: The "Royal" silhouette is achieved through a precise sketch revolution, balancing aesthetics with internal volume.

• Boolean Intersections: Perfectly calculated unions between the organic spout, the handle, and the main body, ensuring a watertight solid ready for 3D printing.

• Heritage Port: This model showcases the evolution of the author's workflow, successfully ported from legacy FreeCAD scripts to the modern CadQuery framework.

Technical Highlights:

• Body Construction: Revolved B-splines.

• Ergonomics: Parametric handle thickness and grip radius.

• Lid Logic: Independent assembly part with a custom knob.