[Tutorial] Modeling slender objects

[Jean Lemire]

Hi folks.

See attached SU file for ideas.

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Modeling slender objects.skp

[baz]

what a good idea, I will start using this technique, thanks jean,
baz

[plot-paris]

hi Jean Lemire,

nice trick with the scenes. i didnt use them for drawing purposes yet.

I know this is not what you wanted to show us here. but I figured out a nice way to draw the form (chair leg?) you created in your tutorial in another way...

here is the tutorial.

chair_leg.skp

[Mike Lucey]

Thanks Jean and Jakob for the tuts.

I'm not sure yet, but Jakob, does your method
work with Mac?

Mike

[plot-paris]

sorry Mike. I have no idea.
the only time I used a mac i was desperately trying to open the cd-drive until someone showed me, that you have your own key on the keyboard for it

[Jean Lemire]

Hi Mike, hi folks.

Yes, any SU file will work on both Mac and PC.

Just ideas.

[caddict]

@unknownuser said:

I know this is not what you wanted to show us here. but I figured out a nice way to draw the form (chair leg?) you created in your tutorial in another way...

It's cool that SU automatically models the shape perfectly using the move tool
I tried the same using sandbox>from contours, but the result is messy

[Razor681]

Thanks Jean, this tips is very useful for me

[JasonWD]

I'd never thought of actually drawing whilst changing scene ether. Thanks!

[david_h]

I use scene switching all the time. Great tip. Works for me. Don't forget the AUTOFOLD feature as well. Great tool for making tapered Legs.

[rdalmeij]

@plot-paris said:

sorry Mike. I have no idea.
the only time I used a mac i was desperately trying to open the cd-drive until someone showed me, that you have your own key on the keyboard for it

It works on the Mac too OSX 10.5.4 and SU 6 but instead of using the ALT key during the move I used the up-arrow-key. With the ALT key you make a copy of the circle using the move tool on the MAC and then it dosn't work.

[irwanwr]

thank you for the skp tut