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jabbermacy
02-09-2006, 10:29 PM
OK, check this out:

http://mechanicalmyth.com/PathExtrusionTutorial/Comic.html

Then tell me how to do this in Max!

Yes, I tried edit poly modifier and extrude along spline - that ain't it, mmm 'kay?

..befuddled...
vaXn8d
02-09-2006, 10:46 PM
You could make a shape from 4 circles, loft it around another circle, and then use the twist deformer in the loft controls.
rdg
02-09-2006, 10:59 PM
You could make a shape from 4 circles, loft it around another circle, and then use the twist deformer in the loft controls.
2nd, or too slow. took some time to find the the right axis ...


sample (http://proforma.preset.de/cgtalk/scenes/path_extrude_twist.zip)


Georg.
vaXn8d
02-09-2006, 11:24 PM
I recreated the loft path from the top view, lofted and twisted and it came out right :)
jabbermacy
02-09-2006, 11:57 PM
I LOVE YOU GUYS!! I completely missed the loft options. I am humbled and thankful for your help!!
robinb
02-10-2006, 09:12 AM
Don't overlook loft for tasks like this. It might be ancient but it's still very handy I use it for things like this quite often.

One thing you get for free with loft is mapping coordinates. An object like that would be a nightmare to map any other way. I don't think you'd get uvs with Silo's approach.
jabbermacy
02-11-2006, 10:31 PM
Holy smokes! You're right about the UV's - man, LOFT is far more powerful than I imagined!!
trthing
02-11-2006, 11:01 PM
And... everything is animatable!:buttrock:
Syndicate
02-12-2006, 07:03 AM
I used lofting for a big civil engineering project (highway 3d vis).
Basically its the only way to make a road look realistic and be able to use a tiled texture..


Just make sure you hit - Real World Size Mapping.. In the loft options I think.

Other good thing is its nurbs output.

and btw.. wouldnt say its ancient.. more like underappreciated :P


Hope this Helps
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