Argh! Curves!!

cmd

I didnt quite understand the second graphic but here is my quick attempt using Shape Bender, Joint PP, Follow Me

CMD

d12dozr

Something similar to this would be good for Solo's model this threads.

+1

TIG

The 3-lobed shape is a FollowMe or a PushPull with RoundCorners [plug].
Making a Helix [plug] is easy enough.
Making Helical curves has several tutorials.
JointPushPull [plug] will thicken the 'ramp'...
To round corners Fillet [plug] in 2D or RoundCorners for 3D...
It's about combining various methods to get what you want...

solo

@d12dozr said:

@slimdog said:

Something similar to this would be good for Solo's model this threads.

+1

+1

Me thinks Popeye scared most folks off

JoelM3DM

Wow. I think I better go back to SU elementary school. Here is the second graphic again.

curved edge detail.jpg

Carrozza

@cmd said:

I didnt quite understand the second graphic but here is my quick attempt using Shape Bender, Joint PP, Follow Me
CMD

Could you please provide us a more detailed explanation, or just some screenshots of the process? Thanks!

dacad

JoelM3DM

Your second graphic can be done by simply by "drawing" in skechup the front and side views and then intersecting them. If you plan ahead, make use the same number of edges and you can make the vertices interct each other, giving you a clean mesh.

cmd

I really find it odd that google doesn't give us better tools like the ones some general rubys provide because their to "specific", but you use those plugins to model this...

JoelM3DM

Thanks, CMD, but I think the second is more complicated than that. The face twists and is flat in front and vertical on the sides. With an intersection, I can get the general shape (curves intersecting curves) but not the twist (curves intersecting curves intersecting curves) ... or am I missing something?

And that first construction ... please point me in the right direction. Is all of this (helix building, etc) in the SCF tutorials? -- Joel

dacad

JoelM3DM

I didn't try it normally when that hapens it means you need more information about the object you're modeling. Try to get the top view, or draw yourself one based on the others you have, and then intersect the 3. You'll have a 3d mesh that will, most probably, need to be retopologised but at least the base forms will be there to work with. Sorry if that's not much of a help

David

ely862me

Is this what u re looking for?