Re: Spirals 2004-04-05 - By markdesmarais
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Did you try the Bend/Twist modifier? Each one will let you twist 180
degrees, but you can keep adding them. You can also add a Taper
modifier.
You could also try the virtex modeller- if you extrude, rotate,
shrink, repeat, then use the subdivision smoothing, I'll bet you
could get something looking pretty good. A more labor intensive
answer. . .
Markd
--- In Carrara@(protected), Douglas Alden Peterson
<visualeyes@(protected)> wrote:
> > I'm trying to make a spiral object, a unicorn's horn and am
finding the
> > spiral function to be inadequate. The spiral is a tight, complex
> > cross-section, but when I try to create it in the spline modeler,
it only
> > creates simple spirals. Is there another method for creating
complex
> > spirals?
>
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "complex" spiral,
> but if your unicorn horn is straight, I think you can
> get pretty good results by fiddliing with the "scaling"
> settings in the spiral dialogue box. There are two
> of them. One controls the size of the cross section
> and the other controls the scaling of the spiral.
>
>
>
> Doug
> --
> Douglas Alden Peterson
> Graphic Designer
> Visualeyes, Brighton, MI USA
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