How to Design King David's Star Using SelfCAD

Learn how to design King David's Star using SelfCAD with the help of this tutorial

How to Design King David’s Star Using SelfCAD

Welcome to this tutorial on designing King David's Star using SelfCAD. King David's Star, also known as the Star of David, is a powerful symbol with deep historical and cultural significance. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of creating this iconic symbol step by step using SelfCAD, a user-friendly and powerful 3D modeling software.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced designer, SelfCAD provides intuitive tools and features to bring your creative ideas to life. By following along with this tutorial, you'll not only learn how to construct King David's Star in 3D, but you'll also gain valuable insights into the fundamentals of 3D modeling and design.

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Once you’ve launched the editor;

From the 3D Shapes Category on the Toolbar choose Cylinder

Set Top Radius to 100, Bottom Radius to 100, Height to 10, Vertical Segments to 3

Click to finalize Cylinder

From the 3D Shapes Category on the Toolbar choose Cylinder

Set Top Radius to 70, Bottom Radius to 70, Height to 10, Vertical Segments to 3

Click to finalize Cylinder

Click Move on the Toolbar. Set z to -8

Click ‘x’ to close Transformation panel

Click on mesh-4 to select it

Click Stitch & Scoop on the Toolbar

From the Tool panel choose Difference. Choose mesh 8 to subtract

Click to finalize Difference

Click Copy button to copy selected objects

Click Rotate on the Toolbar. Set y to 180

Click ‘x’ to close Transformation panel

Click Move on the Toolbar. Set z to -50

Click ‘x’ to close Transformation panel

Click on Difference 1 to select it

Click Stitch & Scoop on the Toolbar. From the Tool panel choose Union

Click to finalize Union

Click Color picker button to change color of selected object. Click Blue button

Click OK to confirm color change

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