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  • A Offline
    alpro
    last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 12:23

    Thanks Gaieus, I was hoping someone had a method or trick to simplify this a little.

    Mike

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      Dave R
      last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 12:28

      Mike, if you were to do what you want, you'd end up with a massive file. I would work out one segment of the intertwined "wires" on a portion of a cylinder of the proper radius. Then I would it a component and make a radial array of it. Hide the end line segments and it'll look pretty good.

      If you want to send me the model you have there, I'll make a demo for you.

      Dave

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        alpro
        last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 13:25

        Thanks Dave, I really appreciate it. This is only the first stage of this, I am definitely gonna have lots more questions. I have posted the skp.


        Debs ring.skp

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          TIG Moderator
          last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 13:41

          Here's a Tutorial on doing it one way...


          IntertwiningRing.skp

          TIG

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            Dave R
            last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 14:47

            Thanks TIG. You beat me to it.

            Mike, do you still want me to do that for you?

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              GreyHead
              last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 15:44

              Here's an example - the method is pretty much the same as Dave R's except that I intersected one link of the chain with the plain band to get curved surfaces. Looking at it the band is a perhaps a bit thick.

              Bob

              debs ring.jpg


              Debs ring 2.skp

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                TIG Moderator
                last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 16:00

                In a similar vein here's my tutorial version but with a rectangular extrusion rather than a tube...


                IntertwiningRing[Flat].jpg

                TIG

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                  solo
                  last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 16:22

                  Made one ring and copied an array using the protractor multiple paste method.


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                    boofredlay
                    last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 18:03

                    It seems everybody wanted a piece of this one...
                    Here is my tutorial.
                    Ring.skp


                    Ring.jpg


                    Ring2.jpg

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                      alpro
                      last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 18:08

                      Thanks for all the input guys, I'm sure that I'm gonna have some more questions as I continue.

                      Mike

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                        jeff hammond
                        last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 18:11

                        just in case it's meant to be braid-like.... i guessed a certain reference point which was close but not totally right.. if i have to do it again, i'll be able to fix that..


                        ring.jpg

                        dotdotdot

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                          alpro
                          last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 18:15

                          Yes Jeff, that's exactly what I was looking for, I guess I should of said braided instead of intertwined. I really appreciate everyone's help on this.

                          Mike

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                            jeff hammond
                            last edited by 28 Feb 2008, 18:21

                            i don't have time for a tut right now but i can show you how i did it later.. in the mean time, it looks like a lot of people are into trying this shape so maybe someone else can do it..

                            for now, here's the skp of my version..


                            ring.skp

                            dotdotdot

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                              jeff hammond
                              last edited by 29 Feb 2008, 02:27

                              ok, so i figured out how to draw it more to my liking but doing a tutorial for this thing might be a little bit much.. it would be about 25 scenes with weird to describe curve manipulations in there.. if someone really wants to see a step-by-step, i'll do it but i'm going to hold off for now.. it will probably take ~2hrs to put together..

                              it's sort of similar to TIG's method except i used two circles to begin with instead of one (one inside of the other).. i then alternate between the two circles which allows for the weaving..

                              here's the fixed version skp..


                              ring2.skp

                              dotdotdot

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                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by 29 Feb 2008, 08:23

                                With our combined IQ well in excess of 'genius' we have got some great ideas here.

                                TIG

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                                  Alan Fraser
                                  last edited by 29 Feb 2008, 09:12

                                  I haven't had time to go through all of these, but it seems that you might also be able to do it by producing a ring of braid that is only skin-thick, then using Vector PP on it. Did anyone try it that way?

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                                    Edson
                                    last edited by 29 Feb 2008, 10:53

                                    eric,

                                    why step 8 (intersect with model)?

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                                      Edson
                                      last edited by 29 Feb 2008, 10:59

                                      @tig said:

                                      Here's a Tutorial on doing it one way...

                                      TIG,

                                      great tut. could you tell me what happened from step 8 to 9? the circles are smoother and the proportions are different.

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                                        alpro
                                        last edited by 29 Feb 2008, 13:09

                                        This is why I love this forum, so many people willing to share their time and expertise, that just doesn't happen on any other forum, this is definitely a community. This is also why I love SU, so many ways to get the end result.

                                        Mike

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                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by 29 Feb 2008, 13:27

                                          @edson said:

                                          @tig said:

                                          Here's a Tutorial on doing it one way...

                                          TIG,

                                          great tut. could you tell me what happened from step 8 to 9? the circles are smoother and the proportions are different.

                                          If you read the notes on page 8 you'll see that I based the steps on 8 sides with no scaling to make ellipses. Then I just re-did one on page 9 with 16 sides and scaled a bit flatter. I didn't show the steps as it would have taken too long... It's quick to do, but slow to de-construct into a tutorial step sheet...

                                          TIG

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