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    • L
      LARV
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      100% casualities.. 😕

      I made a helix with the Curve Maker plugin, then used the Pipe Along Path plugin to make a spring like shape. After that I sliced the pipe with the follow me tool. The result is in the attached picture.

      Is it possible to make the slice only follow the top half, so the slice doesn´t rotate around the tube?

      I´m not expecting an easy answer (or any at all) on this one, seems complex, but maybe I missed some vital detail when constructing the object?

      Thanks!


      water slide.jpg

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      • Dave RD
        Dave R
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        Have you tried Eneroth's Upright Extruder?

        You could do the whole thing much more easily if you simply drew the final profile at the end of the helix rather than making the pipe and cutting it off.

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        • L
          LARV
          last edited by

          Right, tried that. Could´ve skipped the pipe plugin. Thanks.

          I will try the Upright extruder now.

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          • L
            LARV
            last edited by

            NICE! Now it came out correct! 👍

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            • L
              LARV
              last edited by

              Hey! The pipe plugin is somewhat pointless just struck me now

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              • Dave RD
                Dave R
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                Well, not so much if you need to draw pipes. It's pretty nice to be able to pick a path and call the plugin. But for extruding other shapes, yeah. I guess that's why it isn't called Other Shapes Along Path.

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                • JQLJ
                  JQL
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                  @dave r said:

                  Well, not so much if you need to draw pipes. It's pretty nice to be able to pick a path and call the plugin. But for extruding other shapes, yeah. I guess that's why it isn't called Other Shapes Along Path.

                  LOL

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                  • R
                    roland joseph
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                    @dave r said:

                    Well, not so much if you need to draw pipes. It's pretty nice to be able to pick a path and call the plugin. But for extruding other shapes, yeah. I guess that's why it isn't called Other Shapes Along Path.

                    😆 😆 really out loud to.

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                    • KrisidiousK
                      Krisidious
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                      lol

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                      • ccaponigroC
                        ccaponigro
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                        @dave r said:

                        Have you tried Eneroth's Upright Extruder?

                        You could do the whole thing much more easily if you simply drew the final profile at the end of the helix rather than making the pipe and cutting it off.

                        [attachment=0:22gpscav]<!-- ia0 -->Slide.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:22gpscav]

                        Where might one find this extuder?

                        cfcaia.com

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                        • Dave RD
                          Dave R
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                          @ccaponigro said:

                          @dave r said:

                          Have you tried Eneroth's Upright Extruder?

                          You could do the whole thing much more easily if you simply drew the final profile at the end of the helix rather than making the pipe and cutting it off.

                          [attachment=0:skx4bz5x]<!-- ia0 -->Slide.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:skx4bz5x]

                          Where might one find this extuder?

                          It's available in the Extension Warehouse as well as the SCF Plugin Store. Look for 'Eneroth' or Julia Christina Eneroth. She's made quite a few cool plugins you might find useful.

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                          • BoxB
                            Box
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                            In the Extensions Warehouse and the Plugin store.
                            http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pauthor=eneroth3

                            Oooops, same time as Dave

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                            • ccaponigroC
                              ccaponigro
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                              Ah! The first thing I did was start to filter by author but did not look further than E

                              cfcaia.com

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