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Andy · 1st November 2003, 04:58 PM

AC3D uses 'units' - they are simply a number and can be treated as anything you like. e.g. in VRML they are meters. Some people use them as mm. AC3D is used for many different purposes. You may want to set the grids to a different size e.g. to work in inches and eighths of a inch, set the grids to 1.0 and 0.125 (1/8ths).

To curve to a straight line, use Vertex->insert-vertex to add extra vertices along the line then move the vertices. Use Surface->spline to make the line smoother (it inserts vertices to make the curve smoother).

For a 3D surface, try making a rectangle, using surface->divide to make it into four rectangles. Set the subdivision property in the Tools->Object property editor and move the vertices. You can make nice smooth shapes from simple basic shapes this way.

Andy

1st November 2003, 04:58 PM	#4
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	Re: Keeping tracK of scale ? AC3D uses 'units' - they are simply a number and can be treated as anything you like. e.g. in VRML they are meters. Some people use them as mm. AC3D is used for many different purposes. You may want to set the grids to a different size e.g. to work in inches and eighths of a inch, set the grids to 1.0 and 0.125 (1/8ths). To curve to a straight line, use Vertex->insert-vertex to add extra vertices along the line then move the vertices. Use Surface->spline to make the line smoother (it inserts vertices to make the curve smoother). For a 3D surface, try making a rectangle, using surface->divide to make it into four rectangles. Set the subdivision property in the Tools->Object property editor and move the vertices. You can make nice smooth shapes from simple basic shapes this way. Andy