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-WOODY- · 8th December 2003, 06:38 PM

It will take a while, but it can be done. You might try using the same method that I used in making the spark plug wires for my "Wild Bike" scene. Just start out with an 8 to 12 sided disk. Then just begin by extruding the shape in short enough segments to give you a smooth line. It will be tough to make compound angles, but just be patient and keep extruding and rotating the shape until you complete all the bends in your wire. After you complete your first wire you can just duplicate it and bend it to the new shape.
Don't worry if you think that the wire is too thick because you can always scale the model large enough to make the wires thin or just scale the wire down to the size you need it.

8th December 2003, 06:38 PM	#2
-WOODY- Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Homje of the Indy 500 Posts: 176	Re: Modeling cables It will take a while, but it can be done. You might try using the same method that I used in making the spark plug wires for my "Wild Bike" scene. Just start out with an 8 to 12 sided disk. Then just begin by extruding the shape in short enough segments to give you a smooth line. It will be tough to make compound angles, but just be patient and keep extruding and rotating the shape until you complete all the bends in your wire. After you complete your first wire you can just duplicate it and bend it to the new shape. Don't worry if you think that the wire is too thick because you can always scale the model large enough to make the wires thin or just scale the wire down to the size you need it.