Re: BEVELING (revisited) 2003-12-06 - By Lee Puckett
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Mike...
thanks for the great tips...
I agree, they should have called it a "contour" tool...
however, I'm not sure I will ever use it though...
my procedure for the window frame you described, would be, to have
the window frame cross sections already drawn in CorelDraw, &
exported as an AI file, with which I'd import directly onto a cross
section...
if I needed a bevel, I would have pre-drawn, & imported it, as a
cross section, as well, & then simply extruded it along a spline...
the advantage I see to the extruding method is that it will work with
objects that don't have consistant dimensions all around the
perimeter...
like a aluminum framed, glass door, which usually has a kick plate
area at the bottom, that is wider that the top horizontal, or either
of the vertical sides...
Anyway, now that I know how it works, I can experiment farther...
If you discover anything else this tool can do let us know...
thanks again,
Lee
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--- In Carrara@(protected), "Mike Moir" <mmoir@(protected)> wrote:
> Lee,
> Thanks for mentioning this bevel function under the Arrange menu.
Eovia
> could have called it "contour" or something like that but you can
make
> bevels with it too. I hadn't noticed this.
> I know I will use it . I do architectural renderings ,so for
example when
> making a rectangular window frame I would .
> 1.draw a rectangle , and press ctrl c.
> 2. do the "bevel" function at ".25"
> 3. hit ctrl v to paste original back.
> 4. select all , then combine as compound .I have my frame.
> This saves me from drawing the interior of my frame and trying to
position
> it precisely in the center , also I would have to make sure the
dimensions
> are right on each side of the frame. Also I wouldn't have to rely on
> "Centering the selections" to position the inner frame section,
which is
> good when your sections have to be postioned away from the center
of the
> modelers grids.
> To add a bevel to my frame using this tool continue to step 5
> 5. select last point on sweep path and create cross section.
> 6. while last point still selected add another point to sweep path
using pen
> tool.
> 7 Make this point a cross section to. Move it very close to the
previous
> cross section.
> 8.Select the last cross section on the sweep path and select the
cross
> section.
> 9. apply Arrang/bevel function. and enter a small value.
> You now have a flat bevel. to our frame. I will probably use this
more as an
> aid to drawing cross sections than a beveling tool but one never
knows.
> Regards
> Mike .
>
>
>
> >
> > MDC...
> >
> > I think we may be referring to 2 different "bevel" tools...
> >
> > the bevel function you described (on page 188) is understandable,
> > easy to use & very effective....
> >
> > but actually, it's the bevel function (on page 177) that I have
> > trouble understanding how & why to use, & practical uses of...
> >
> > I'd like to see or hear some examples of using this function...
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Lee / Columbus
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