What is the best way to go about modeling fan blades?

I am modeling this:



It is all pretty easy except the fan, I can't find a tutorial either. Seems like fans would be pretty common things to model. Any help?

12/1/2007 10:18:45 PM

nurbs

12/1/2007 10:19:14 PM

waiting till the last minute to do a project?

12/1/2007 10:19:17 PM

not as bad as the last time

12/1/2007 10:19:32 PM

use lines and curves. GO!

12/1/2007 10:29:26 PM

make it look 3d

12/1/2007 10:31:04 PM

I just realize I don't have to do the fan, thank God.

12/1/2007 10:31:43 PM

that was fast

12/1/2007 10:32:41 PM

that was fast

12/1/2007 10:32:41 PM

gg on the double post

12/1/2007 10:33:16 PM

whoa double post, THAT was fast!

wtf flood control?

12/1/2007 10:33:24 PM

12/1/2007 11:38:23 PM

Do a loft.

12/1/2007 11:46:09 PM

na, extrudes

12/2/2007 1:29:25 AM

so... you made one extrude and cut and ur done. w00tpie

and one cooling fin is 100x larger than a normal brick turned on end?

[Edited on December 2, 2007 at 3:04 AM. Reason : ~]

12/2/2007 3:03:44 AM

make each one individually and think about what you have done

12/2/2007 3:25:25 AM

haha

12/2/2007 3:05:55 PM

I could do it in Unigraphics. Aerospace senior design ftw!

12/2/2007 3:30:58 PM

12/3/2007 4:32:54 PM

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=66378&page=416

Dunno if that helps, prolly not but I gave it my all. But not really.

12/3/2007 4:55:20 PM

12/6/2007 1:32:10 PM

what class is this for?

I am signed up for the third level (advanced) solid works next semester

12/6/2007 1:46:40 PM

haha it's GC120, I waited a while to take it

12/6/2007 1:50:41 PM

12/6/2007 3:25:58 PM

I could do it for you...

but it'll cost ya

12/6/2007 3:35:25 PM

I could probably do in in Cinema4D

12/6/2007 3:51:03 PM