How do I draw a drop in 3D?
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How do I draw a drop in 3D?
I tried like this:
I drew the ball;
at its center drew a circle and mede from it a cylinder;
Shrunk the upper part of the cylinder and it looks almost like cone;
from the upper part pulled the next cylinder, etc. ..
Maybe it reminds a little drop but sharp edges are too explicit.Sory for my bad English, thanks in advance.
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Use this tool to help draw an outline then "follow me" it.
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draw half of it from a side view then follow me around a circle to make it full
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See attached file for example
See this post , http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=13563&hilit=plugin , for plugin
[EDIT] Both Rocky's and Honolulu's methods are good solutions too
Sorry guys i had started replying, i'm not trying to confuse the issue 
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i figured for an apparent newb its always best to try without plugins first. otherwise you'll soon see a new post 'how do i install plugins' then 'why are my toolbars screwed' and still the user won't know the simple native SU tools.
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BTW, the smoove tool does a decsent job on a sphere as well. see second droplet.
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Hi folks.
Don't forget that arcs can be chained together in a tangent fashion. This can ease the drawing of a smooth curve with alternating convexities, similar to Bezier curves.
Dont forget also that you can explode curves, divide them, cut them, scale them before and after combining them. This can lead to intricate curves that can then be lathed around a circle but also around other fancy curves to produce intricate 3D objects. And, when you also use intersections, the intricacy of a model can become extreme.
This is a good practice for a beginner in grasping the power of the native tools of SU. Some complex geometries can be produced directly from SU, without any use of plugins.
After someone began to understand the bases, it is then time to progress with plugins for really complex geometry.
Just ideas.
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After the progress: only a profile + EEbLathe by TIG
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else this is
by KittoRaupp[flash=425,344:1w6wfk3q]http://www.youtube.com/v/JYNDEy8DhFI&hl[/flash:1w6wfk3q]
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BTW, a drop that is freely falling is round. The "drop" form exists only for a very very short time after the falling material has detached itself from the source.
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