Curviloft (Beta) Plugin Tutorial

charly2008

Hi,

Robert111 was asking for a Tutorial for this crown Object shown in the image below. The original model i deleted some weeks ago.

Draw some curves. Place some faces with the perpendicular faces plugin. scale each face as you want.

Connect all Faces with Curviloft and make it group. Copy and flip the copy and put it together and group it again and copy the new goup. The new group may now scaled if you want more thickness for example.

Rotate or flip the group to the z-direction and place it at a circle. Than make Rotate copy, that's all.

I have also made the edge with perpendicular faces and Curviloft.

Charly

robert111

thanks charly , you are very generous

charly2008

Hi Pilou,

I didn't understand your english sentences not correct.

Charly

pilou

Maybe it's more clear like this
(click image if scroll bar)

pilou

It's a pity
we can use component for Curviloft
but alas Edit component don't make tranformations on the result
Or I miss something

charly2008

Pilou,

I understood it still not likely. The Curviloft object is a new group. The two components remain as components. The Curviloft object you can edit and change. Or you explode all objects and then you can change the result as you want.

Charly

pilou

@unknownuser said:

The Curviloft object is a new group. The two components remain as components.

That is the problem
Imagine : you have your gem
Just edit the component (face) and you will have an infinities of variation without pain
But alas that is not possible

Here example with Component Stringer
I modify just the component and all is modified

and here with Curviloft

czloser

so cool

jbrfrk

thank u so much charle

tfdesign

This is a great thread, but is anyone else experiencing problems with pages loading, supposedly because of the sheer amount of image files having to load? I'm finding this thread pretty slow to view.

robert111

charly can you make tuot for this modeling with subdivide and smooth
thanks charly

charly2008

Hi Curviloft Fans,

some CurviArt variations from a basic form.

Charly

jose-91

very impressive. thanks for posting these examples!

brookefox

Thanks, Charly. I hope to tame the powerful beast with the insights you have shared, or at least not be consumed by it.

brookefox

When I've got the transitions previewed (in black), I find I am unable to orbit to really inspect the thing (like you do, Rich, in your demo tuts). If I try the operation is cancelled. Is there a secret?

lapx

Charly,

I have an irregular column shape I'm trying to make using curviloft. Stitching the circle and the shapes together should have worked but it did not. Do the segments on each shape have to be equal in number?
also the top of the planter is not flat it should be from with a curve in the z plane. Not certain how I would construct this.
How can this be done? See attached skp file.

column.skp

TIG

Lapx

Is this the result you seek?
Select the three 'profiles' of edges and run CurviLoft.
The initial result might be somewhat twisted, because the top circle's 'start' is rotated relative the the 'starts' of the other curves... but you can easily relocate that point around the curve in the tool.... before committing to the form...