Modelling a neck is aspire

1 create new project

- Double sided sized to fit neck
- Layered as Neck shape, Headstock, Frets,Outline,
Profile shape
2 create a rail on the top and bottom edge of the work
surface

3 create a profile of the neck (neck and headstock and

possibly heel?) according to outline (must know where to
bend for headstock
Need to know
Length of neck, length of headstock, angle of headstock

Then select rails (drag from right to left and top to bottom to
select)
Go into modelling tab and check both rail are going in the
same direction
Uncheck both option in 2nd box
Click use selection and click on the profile created. Give it a
name and apply
If the headstock is at the wrong end in the 3D view just right
click on a rail and choose swap rail order.

Exit modelling tab select the component you just crated right
clik on it and choose copy to other side

Now change 3 d view to the bottom view then right click

component and change combine mode to subtract
At this point the wedge becomes invisible but is still there!

Go back to front view for the rest of the process

Add the profile needed to shape neck (Only need top and
sides if square or 1 curve for back of neck shape)
Split the neck shape lengthwise into two different parts
which will be used as rails.
(Experiment to try to get Tenon as well)
Next draw the various point of transition with more copies of
existing rail. Starting at the exact top of headstock
Go into modelling tab (uncheck option in second box )and
choose Two rail sweep
Link each profile to correct transition line
You might need to reverse both rail to work from bottom to
top

Click first heel profile to select and first line of transition at

bottom, of neck to ling to profile

Give this a name and apply and you should see a perfect neck
in the 3d view

When need to clean the result by creating a zero plane and

creating a negative bas height (this will shrink the model)
So you switch to bottom side and add what we have lost to
regain the exact dimension we need, To do this we add a
zero plane again and addt he same height we removed
We still need to clean the view which is showing artefacts.
1 select neck outline
2 selecting the zero plane created earlier and click the “ Clear
all selected component outside selected vector “from the
modelling tools box.