Need helix help
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Well, I've been attempting to use the Helix plugin, and the results are....interesting. Not quite what I had in mind, but kinda interesting in an artsy-fartsy kind of way.
No matter what shape I use, the results are basically the same. I have no problem using follow-me, use it all the time, but with this I'm completely stumped as to what I'm doing wrong.
Any suggestions?
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you'll have to use 'follow me and keep' as suggested by Charlie or 1001bit's extrude.
to keep it simple-- sketchup's follow me cant do what you're trying
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this is what i got either from 2.1 or 1.5
if i'm not mistaken, some screws have pointed end. how would you achieve that with this plugin?
i remember something about screw articles on FineWoodworking, by someone called David Richards
. well, by skimming and not detailed reading. i'll see what the article might have to say about it.
thank you gilles -
@hellnbak said:
Well, I've been attempting to use the Helix plugin, and the results are....interesting. Not quite what I had in mind, but kinda interesting in an artsy-fartsy kind of way.
No matter what shape I use, the results are basically the same. I have no problem using follow-me, use it all the time, but with this I'm completely stumped as to what I'm doing wrong.
Any suggestions?Steve,
it was meant to use Follow Me and Keep plugin.
not the native Follow Me tool. if i'm not mistaken. -
Doh!
Didn't notice the "keep" part, just figured it was the normal follow-me. Thanks for the quick responses. -
Do you mean the twisting along the helix? If so, are you aware of FollowMe and Keep?
EDIT: In the ~10seconds it took to type and submit the above line, several others replied.
EDIT2: I gotta get ?Voice to Text? for this, and stop stumbling all over the keyboard. -
@mitcorb said:
EDIT: In the ~10seconds it took to type and submit the above line, several others replied.
Well, more like ~33 hours but hey.. who's counting
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Hi, jim4366:
Are you the author of spirix, or do you know the author? -
@Jeff:
Hmmm I could have sworn those posts were not there when I replied. I guess I only see what I want to see
and this only happens to me. -
@mitcorb said:
@Jeff:
Hmmm I could have sworn those posts were not there when I replied. I guess I only see what I want to see and this only happens to me.nah.. I assume you clicked on page 1 of the thread and saw hellenbacks last post at the end of the page then replied to it.
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interesting ruby
why haven't i saw much of your post here in the forum Jim?
your spirixcode page looks very interesting. with all of those math equations.thank you for the info, Jim.
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Yeah. I did a google search for "spirix.rb" and found the web page. I printed the complete instructions and explanations for further study. Evidently this author has a sense of humor and he has a nice collection in the warehouse. I wish he would place a date on that web page to somehow indicate when he updates so as to give it some feeling of activity. He has three categories under construction with a completion date back in 2010. I would commend him for his talents and generosity, if I could. I don't have much presence on other websites, needless to say.
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