I’ve Been “Boxed”

tuna1957

Dug up an old file. I’d been practicing twisting stuff. Copied out one of the rings and here’s the result. Playing around with this stuff is fun. Including a pic of the proxy.
oblong twist2_PP.jpg
oblong twist2_proxy.jpg

ntxdave

I would like to learn more about how to do stuff like this. Here is my most recent trial/practice.

I did not use anything like FredoScale. Can you share with me how to use a tool like that to twist something? Also, did you do this with SU 2025? If so, how do you get a glass/glossy look to the interior part of you model?

tuna1957

@ntxdave I use SU Pro15 and 18. The finished image was rendered in Twilight. The glass has a “Flint Glass” template applied in Twilight. To my understanding even with the added PBR materials in SU25 if you want true realism your going to have to use a render software.

Mike Amos

Very bloudy sharp, Sir. Inspirational.

tuna1957

@Mike-Amos Thank you Mr. Mike

ntxdave

@tuna1957 OK, I just messed around with the FredoScale tool and some additional messing around with things in 2025 and here is my latest trial.

Trial 5.png

So, I think to your suggestion of the FredoScale tool and messing around I have made some more progress.

L i am

I love where you are heading with this, very cool stuff, you have been very boxed indeed

tuna1957

@L-i-am Thank you sir. ️

tuna1957

More fun time stuff. Only three components. Drew the path for the upper twists directly on the globe. Fredo’s Tools on Surface makes short work of it. The most time was spent on the render side. Played in Twilight’s Deep Material Editor to get the effect on the globe.
glowing globe.jpg

ntxdave

@tuna1957 said in I’ve Been “Boxed”:

Drew the path for the upper twists directly on the globe. Fredo’s Tools on Surface makes short work of it.

I need to understand how you drew the path.

tuna1957

@ntxdave “Tools on Surface” allows you to draw on curved surfaces. Turned on hidden geometry which helps to keep things aligned. You just have to play and experiment to get used to how it works. The upper twists are 24 copies of one component.

ntxdave

@tuna1957 said in I’ve Been “Boxed”:

@ntxdave “Tools on Surface” allows you to draw on curved surfaces. Turned on hidden geometry which helps to keep things aligned. You just have to play and experiment to get used to how it works. The upper twists are 24 copies of one component.

OK, I just installed Tools on Surface but I am having problems trying to figure out how to draw things like you did. Any advice as to any tutorials or places to learn how to use the tool?