29th May 2006, 12:30 PM | #1 |
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Quarter circle again
http://www.tomah.com/delliott/radius.gif
This is what I meant, meaning how does one draw a quarter of a circle, connect two lines to it, box it and extrude, like the example in the drawing above. |
29th May 2006, 01:24 PM | #2 |
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Use draw polyline middle scond row on left menu , draw outline then extrude. Like so,,,
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29th May 2006, 01:48 PM | #3 |
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Thanks but...Do you mean I must plot a radius? I was thinking of developing a accurate radius and connecting dead straight lines to it. I do know how to develop polygon shapes but that is not what I am after. Imagine a quarter circle with lines attached to it.
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Or am I missing your point again?
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if you did. Dont worry it happens to all of us. lol sometimes you have to specify what you are wanting in order to create less confusion.
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It's not possible to chop up lines and then stick them together.
The best way to do this is to make shapes e.g. ellipses and lines, remove the surfaces (leaving the vertices), select the vertices in the correct order (paint select is a help here), then create a single surface for your profile - ready for extruding. |
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Andy, Because this is a "concaved" outline is this even posable using the method you suggested?
Would "stick them together" (ie, lines) be something that could be done in a plugin? Thanks for you insight! Eldon |
29th May 2006, 08:41 PM | #9 |
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This will probably either help you or greatly confuse the issue:
http://supercoldmilk.com/ac3dtut/beginner/moulding.html Hope it helps |
29th May 2006, 10:50 PM | #10 |
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Worked for me befor posting.
I always check in AC3D before posting a suggestion.
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