[Q] Is there a spiral along path ruby?
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Just wondering, as bending it does not work too great on corners that are acute.
I want to create a spiral (like ribbon) that follows an inner tube, lots of bends.
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Regular ol follow me loves to twist things along a spiral
(though probably not as drastically as you're looking for)
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that's a spiral Susy.. i'm thinking Pete wants more of a twisting ribbon inside a tube (or maybe i'm taking that too literally
a quick messaround with component stringer and curviloft..
[edit.. or wait.. you're wanting the tube to be in the middle with the ribbon spiraling around the outside? my reading comprehension is, well, it's somewhere else at the moment.]
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Susy, there is no shame in asking an honest question, even if Solo is a moderator (a wise person once said something like: "The more I know, the more I realize I don't know")
I thought Solo was looking for something like this, except the 'column' would be curved:
That thread is here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=224746#p224746
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Easy now Susy, before getting yer nickers in a twist (or spiral) understand what I need.
I need to be able to spiral or twist a ribbon around many shapes, some bends are 15%, 45% some are 90%, I need it to be precise, so bending may not work, I also need it to be continuous, so one bend at a time and joining will also not do.
Oh, I'm a moderator on the forum and not the teacher/guru (there is lot's I do not know), I help where I can, and keep it clean from spammers and trolls.
Like many users I download and use only the plug ins that I need, when I need them, they sometimes only get used once or twice as I need them and more than often after a while I forget about them and have to try and remember what they are called in order to find them in my shopping list drop down menu.In an instance like this plug-in question, I have never needed this before and know there have been many spiral and twist plug-ins, that's why I asked the question, if I knew for a fact that one did not exist I'd make a request, similarly if I knew it did exist I would not ask.
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[i still have no clue about what you're needing to draw]
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Deep breathing Pete; concentrate on the patterns....
Think the night before Basecamp. Lots of and and few and ....
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Okay...
It's an LED light ribbon that needs to twist in the shape of a company name, the writing is cursive and will be the center piece of it's exhibit display, I cannot discuss more details as I have the usual non disclosure contract.
The problem is I need to match their font precisely, so doing bend for bend will not work. -
I was hoping to bring in a DWG file with the name, weld it and hit 'follow me with a twist' button and viola!! done.
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ok...
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i was drawing this while you replied (which is what d12dozr was saying) but i think it might actually be what you're talking about except you'd like the orange ribbon to be a much tighter spin and it wraps around letters?.. if so, i don't think there's a one click method for that..
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i'm sorta sure this isn't what you're after but i got stuck on the idea of it and had to figure it out.. let's hope this isn't what you're trying to draw -or- someone has an easier/faster method than mine.. this took over an hour
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...you got too much time on your hands then Jeff.
nice though.
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@utiler said:
...you got too much time on your hands then Jeff.
nice though.
ha.. not really.. that cut into my sleep time!
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That's neat Jeff, how did you do it? lotsa fredoscale?
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Thanks.
What does Component Stringer do? -
Here's the Down and Dirty tutorial..
component stringer will repeat a component along a path.. you can also set it to rotate that component along the path.
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no fredoscale..
BezierSpline (v1.4)
Component Stringer
Follow Me(+ a few others.. see tutorial a couple posts down)
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Thanks again! Now I'm off to get some sleep...
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8 minutes: With the same procedure as I said initially...
Although not is it what the moderator need for its job
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