20th January 2008, 09:49 PM | #1 |
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Hey there. Being bored, I decided to blow the dust off of AC3d. So im looking at objects around the house, and I started building in AC3d. So I have a lamp. And I got everything going well. But what I dont know how to do, and what I seem to be stuck at is. See at the bottom of included image? thats not my lamp, but I can explain the problem viewing this one. How do i make that bottom round of like that, then come back up?
As you can see in the image, the lamps bottom kinda forms a heart, and also goes back up. Any help is greatly appreciated. If you could also keep it 2nd grade level , cause im not the brightest crayon in the box, and dont know ac3d as well. |
20th January 2008, 11:14 PM | #2 |
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Hm, that looks like a toughie. I'd use the "Extrude along path" tool. Just make a generic polygon and a line to serve as the path the polygon will follow. Select the polygon and then the path (I think it's that order, I don't use the tool often anymore) and click the extrude along path button. Scaling the polygon down for each level will be a bit tricker, though.
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21st January 2008, 05:04 AM | #3 |
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http://supercoldmilk.com/ac3dplug/extpath_scale.html
Or instead of the path tool you could use this exellent plugin. Just do as captain said, but instead of the "extrud along path", use the plugin.
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21st January 2008, 11:35 AM | #4 |
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Re: .::Help Needed::.
I made this in about 20 minutes.
First time I used the plugin that tbd mentions. Very easy... |
21st January 2008, 03:11 PM | #5 |
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Ok. So I downloaded the plug in. Unfortunatley it didnt come with a read me or anything so im not to sure how to , or even where to put this in my AC3D folder. I opened up the folder, but there was a few places where .tcl files were, and I wasnt sure where to put this, or the other one that came with it. 20 minutes. Wow thats awesome. I need those skills. Anywho, Thanks for all the replys. I appreciate the help.
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Anyways, good luck with your model
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21st January 2008, 09:24 PM | #7 |
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Well...I feel sheepish...<bahhhhhh> didnt even see that. Now not only am i learning to model, but i gotta learn to read things alittle better..lol thanks for the help, and pointing out the obvious i didnt see luuckky. <goes back to corner and hides>
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