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How do I create a spiraling tower, please?

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  • B Offline
    bbwolf
    last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 13:09

    Hello there

    Thanks to Gaieus help I now have K-Tools "plugged in" as well as the DrawHelix_13.rb to help me with my tower. Still I can´t seem to find a way for the tower to "grow" into the sky the way I want it to. Attached you´ll se a small handsketch of what I want to do.

    Any suggestions? I´ll gladly accept any help. Thank you.

    Wolf


    Spiraltower.jpg

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      Gaieus
      last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 13:27

      So would something like this to start with be okay?


      wolfhelix_cr.jpg


      wolfhelix.skp

      Gai...

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        watkins
        last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 13:31

        You could take a look at this:

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        (sketchup.google.com)

        I think TaffGoch has made a tutorial for this structure.

        Regards,
        Bob

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          watkins
          last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 13:33

          Here is the link:
          http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6940&p=47784&hilit=spiral+tower#p47784

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            bbwolf
            last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 13:34

            @Gaieus

            That would be exactly what I have in mind.

            @Watkins

            Thanks for the link. I´ll have look in a minute (or ten)
            Currently talking to my supervisor abotu the project.

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              Gaieus
              last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 13:54

              Okay, so these are the steps:

              1. Create a helix with different end and start radii and with a 0 pitch (you can also define the No. of rotations)

              01_cr.jpg

              1. Now create another one with the same radii but with some pitch (the No. of rotations should be the same).
                When ready, move it up a bit so that they don't touch each other (otherwise skin rb won't work).

              02_cr.jpg

              1. select both and right click > explode.

              03_cr.jpg

              1. with the selection still on, run skin.rb (note that it doesn't always work properly).

              04_cr.jpg

              1. if you had this nifty plugin, you could get rid of about half of the edges now (OK, I added below)

              05_cr.jpg

              1. finally soften the edges to smooth the surface.

              06_cr.jpg


              deletecoplanaredges.rb

              Gai...

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                bbwolf
                last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 14:16

                That looks very good. Thanks Gaieus. I´ll try it our later and post my results. I just got word that the draft with the tower got trashed because it has a "biblical negative" feel to it.

                Well, it got me in touch with the woderfull world of SU plug ins and
                I´ll explore that some more.

                Thank you guys for your help

                Especially you, Gaieus 👍

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                  Gaieus
                  last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 14:21

                  @bbwolf said:

                  ...I just got word that the draft with the tower got trashed because it has a "biblical negative" feel to it...

                  Hehe... Maybe you should then start modeling the resurrection or the ascencipon stories 😄

                  Look around in the Ruby Discussions below - there is some amazing stuff over there! 👍

                  Gai...

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                  • B Offline
                    bbwolf
                    last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 14:45

                    I just used the time in between two phoncalls from the customer to
                    check out the tips. Here are my results. Eggzacktelyi what I wanted.

                    I´ll check out the links to the other tips because now, naturally, I
                    want to be able to walk up and down the tower. 🤓likes to explore
                    the programms.

                    c.U.


                    Bild 6.png


                    Bild 7.png

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                      Arc
                      last edited by 6 Nov 2008, 15:31

                      try to use screw_21.rb, It's very quickly to make spiraling tower.tower.jpg

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