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    Can I use su to produce this , plugin ?

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    • Rich O BrienR Offline
      Rich O Brien Moderator
      last edited by

      @unknownuser said:

      could it be done with SU .. is there plugins ?

      Yes

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      • numbthumbN Offline
        numbthumb
        last edited by

        No plugins needed. Except maybe for that tapered curved part: http://www.drawmetal.com/

        Comfortably numb...

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          But the profile is twisting just as if it had bee made with the tool πŸ˜„

          Gai...

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            Not exactly the same spiral but would it be something like this?

            There were three plugins involved here:

            1. Made a helix (there are lots of helix or spiral plugins)
            2. Used SketchyFFD (Free Form Deformation) plugin to make the middle "fatter" a bit - this was only to "prove" the concept that the spiral/path can be nicely deformed
            3. Finally used taper maker plugin to do the tapered "follow me". This could also be done in more steps (in the original image, the extrusion seems to be equally fat for a while and only the end tapers visibly)

            taper.skp

            Gai...

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            • irwanwrI Offline
              irwanwr
              last edited by

              i don't get it.

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              • T Offline
                tspco
                last edited by

                Must be a secret, I can't see it.

                SU make 2017, /Twilight Render Hobby
                Windows 10,64 bit,16GB ram, quad core Athlon 3.6 gHz proc. Anything else you want to know, ask me.

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  @irwanwr said:

                  i don't get it.

                  What don't you get? The steps?

                  @tspco said:

                  Must be a secret, I can't see it.

                  What can't you see? The file? The resulted taper?

                  Gai...

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                  • numbthumbN Offline
                    numbthumb
                    last edited by

                    Probably the file that was attached in the first post. Because I donΒ΄t see it anymore, either πŸ˜•

                    Comfortably numb...

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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      Ah, you are right. It was edited later by the poster I see.

                      Gai...

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                      • irwanwrI Offline
                        irwanwr
                        last edited by

                        well, he probably work for CIA, old KGB and Mossad at the same time πŸ˜›

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