A Katana Sword is not just a regular object. It is a symbol of honor and respect, it's almost like a medal. Therefore it must have a specific way of storing. The most common is a wooden support which serves either for the sword inside the scabbard or both the sword and scabbard seperatelly. In... Continue Reading →

When a samurai doesn't use his sword he let it in scabbard. The work design for this element goes as follows: STEP 1. Create new part in Assembly workbench as shown: STEP 2. In Model workbench, click on Sweep icon and then create the trajectory in a sketch on DTM3. Just project the upper top... Continue Reading →

Let's continue with Katana Sword design. Handle design is done as follows: TSUKA - HANDLE STEP 1. The design work must continue in the same Top-down approach, like we did in Part 2. This means that the new parts are created directly in the Ansembly file using the original reference system form Blade part. Therefore... Continue Reading →

In this part I will show you how I've designed the fittings used for the product Katana Sword. The approach to be taken for this kind of product is a Top-Down design also called Relational Design Method. That's becasue all parts must fit exactly with the blade shape, therefore the Blade is used as reference... Continue Reading →

Katana Swords are one of the national symbols in Japan. Their story is trully fascinating and amazing. Having observed how this swords are made I've designed a Sword concept with CREO Parametric. My design process for such object goes as follows: KATANA BLADE STEP 1. Create New Part STEP 2. In Model Workbench click on... Continue Reading →