HelpMeDraw: A curved twisted rope

TIG

Quickest way is to find the helix.rb script - that will quickly make a helix shape,
The select the edges and use another tool like TubeAlongPath.rb to extrude a circualr profile [keep the number of segments sensible as this'll all multiply up and kill your processor...]
You now have one spiral 'thread' of the rope.
Select it and use Rotate.Ctrl to make apolar array 360 degrees, immediately type /xxx where xxx is the number of threads in the rope - perhaps 12 - you can keep trying different ones until it looks right.
The threads are repeated twisted around the vertical axis...

If you want a non-straight rope bend it with Fredo's tools ShapeBender or Scale or use something like Chris Fullmer's ComponentStringer.rb could do it - where you make a small piece if helix threads and copy it along a 3D path...

toke

Thanks for the answers, but I have it difficult to follow your guides. Where do i get Chris Fullmer's ComponentStringer and helix.rb scrip.

If you could draw it or maybee more precise

thanks

Gaieus

Hi toke,

One of the best tutorials on ropes I have ever seen is that Of Taff Goch here:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=a1d0f59bb2a6325d1672893bc20b4763

pilou

A plug named on the title subject is always on the first post of the thread

So Component Stringer is here

Some helix plugs are here; (you have right to use the search engine of the forum
(up top right page)

toke

Hehe i get it now

should i just copy the component stringer file into the folder plugin or should i do somthing else ?

pilou

@unknownuser said:

should i just copy the component stringer file into the folder Plugins

Yes, just
Easy isn't

toke

Sry for being a bit of a retard.

I found the reason. You need to group the component

toke

Okay... I have tryed, but i really cant get what i want.

Its driving me mad.. Plzz if some1 thinks it is easy or would help me, upload a some pic how to do it.

Thnaks

pilou

Without any graphic infos posted or skp file what can we do for help?

and seems that with this tut you can make anything!

Gaieus

Hi Take,

If you really want to modelthe rope, you will easily find yourself with an extremely large model that is (almost) impossible to work with. Would a solution to do it with only the rope texturebe okay?