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    Can I use su to produce this , plugin ?

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    • numbthumbN Offline
      numbthumb
      last edited by

      What was done with 3ds Max?

      Comfortably numb...

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      • B Offline
        bejoo
        last edited by

        @numbthumb said:

        What was done with 3ds Max?

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        • Rich O BrienR Offline
          Rich O Brien Moderator
          last edited by

          @unknownuser said:

          could it be done with SU .. is there plugins ?

          Yes

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          • numbthumbN Offline
            numbthumb
            last edited by

            No plugins needed. Except maybe for that tapered curved part: http://www.drawmetal.com/

            Comfortably numb...

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
              last edited by

              But the profile is twisting just as if it had bee made with the tool 😄

              Gai...

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              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                Not exactly the same spiral but would it be something like this?

                There were three plugins involved here:

                1. Made a helix (there are lots of helix or spiral plugins)
                2. Used SketchyFFD (Free Form Deformation) plugin to make the middle "fatter" a bit - this was only to "prove" the concept that the spiral/path can be nicely deformed
                3. Finally used taper maker plugin to do the tapered "follow me". This could also be done in more steps (in the original image, the extrusion seems to be equally fat for a while and only the end tapers visibly)

                taper.skp

                Gai...

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                • irwanwrI Offline
                  irwanwr
                  last edited by

                  i don't get it.

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                  • T Offline
                    tspco
                    last edited by

                    Must be a secret, I can't see it.

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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      @irwanwr said:

                      i don't get it.

                      What don't you get? The steps?

                      @tspco said:

                      Must be a secret, I can't see it.

                      What can't you see? The file? The resulted taper?

                      Gai...

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                      • numbthumbN Offline
                        numbthumb
                        last edited by

                        Probably the file that was attached in the first post. Because I don´t see it anymore, either 😕

                        Comfortably numb...

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                        • GaieusG Offline
                          Gaieus
                          last edited by

                          Ah, you are right. It was edited later by the poster I see.

                          Gai...

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                          • irwanwrI Offline
                            irwanwr
                            last edited by

                            well, he probably work for CIA, old KGB and Mossad at the same time 😛

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