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EricCartman

02-11-2005, 10:21 AM

Hey gang,

I need to model a violin and I was wondering, if you have any suggestions on how to tacke the neck (the twisty part). I have an idea but would like to hear yours as well.

Here is the pic.

http://www.xahlee.org/SpecialPlaneCurves_dir/Lituus_dir/_/fig94.gif

Leionaaad

02-11-2005, 04:43 PM

spline modeling. you just start with a helix. It should work fine.
And look out...that piece of wood is not really finished. But is the best pic to show the detail of the neck.

anim84food

02-13-2005, 05:30 PM

For what it's worth, Blur created a plugin called l-systems that creates a primitive that looks something like that coil shape. It might be a place to start... You can find the plugin at maxplugins.de. Just search for "l-system".
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http://www.animationoutpost.com/CGimages/lsystem.jpg
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EricCartman

02-13-2005, 05:52 PM

Thanks for suggestions. I already made the violin and it turned out pretty good. Plus, it went really fast and smooth.

Will post a render when I am done with a whole scene.

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