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    • shannakaeS Offline
      shannakae
      last edited by

      Ok i think i got it... see attached... After my last post i realized all that i needed to do was explode both objects and then erase until i got the profile i wanted....

      The I just use the follow me tool... is there something extra special about the TIG's tool? I could not find it on either plugin store... for 13 so I am assuming it is not out yet for 13?


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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        The Lathe tool is part of the Extrusion Tools set. You'll find it there.

        As for cutting the vase as you were trying to do, you are correct that all you needed was to do an intersect. Actually, you don't even need to do it that way. You could make the hidden geometry visible, select one vertical set of segments and copy it over to one side. Then you can finish up drawing the rest of the geometry you need. You'll want to add Tig-weld to your Plugins arsenal and use that on the curve you pry out of the shape you made.

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        • J Offline
          jpalm32
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          Doesn't tomtom have a shell plugin that would work??
          Maybe it isn't for this.

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            I don't remember if it is his Shell plugin or another that would do what you're thinking of although that wouldn't be exactly right for something like a vase where the inside shape and the outside shape are the same.

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            • jeff hammondJ Offline
              jeff hammond
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              @shannakae said:

              I have always struggled with the solid tools.... I am a pro user so i do have them... But I can not figure out how to intersect the vase...I created a flat plane and placed it in the middle of the vase then selected them both and chose intersect from the solid tools. I get an error that one or more of the objects is not a solid... so i made the plane a group, the vase was already a group or was grouped after the lofting.... that did not work either... so i exploded them both with the same error... I guess I dont understand what a solid is?

              a solid is a watertight volume (for instance- a sphere or a box with no holes in it)..

              draw a box and group it then look at entity info.. it will list the object as a Solid Group.
              now erase one of the box's faces and check entity info.. it will no longer be a solid.

              likewise, a simple plane is not a solid because it has no volume.. that's why the solid tools were failing in this case.

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              • shannakaeS Offline
                shannakae
                last edited by

                a solid is a watertight volume (for instance- a sphere or a box with no holes in it)..

                draw a box and group it then look at entity info.. it will list the object as a Solid Group.
                now erase one of the box's faces and check entity info.. it will no longer be a solid.

                likewise, a simple plane is not a solid because it has no volume.. that's why the solid tools were failing in this case.[/quote]

                Brilliant! thanks! I get it now... The light just went on with regards to the "solid" tools. THanks!

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
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                  Shanna, another thing you might find helpful with the Solid Tools is to use phrases like "Subtract this from that." This is the first thing you select while that is the second thing. It works similarly for all of the tools.

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                  • cottyC Offline
                    cotty
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                    You can use your flat face and the plugin JPP (joint push pull) to add some thickness. Make shure to choose the thickening option (TAB key for options)...

                    jpp_vase.jpg

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                    • shannakaeS Offline
                      shannakae
                      last edited by

                      @cotty said:

                      You can use your flat face and the plugin JPP (joint push pull) to add some thickness. Make shure to choose the thickening option (TAB key for options)...

                      [attachment=0:142ekkcf]<!-- ia0 -->jpp_vase.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:142ekkcf]

                      Fantastic! Thanks! I have had Joint push Pull installed for a while now and have not really used it until just now! Now it will be my best friend!!!! Also, i did not know about the Tab button for options.. is that true for all of Fredo's plugins?

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                      • massimoM Offline
                        massimo Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Fredo's plugins usually come with very detailed and explicative PDF instructions & videos. Just have a look at them. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                        • Jean-FrancoJ Offline
                          Jean-Franco
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                          @shannakae said:

                          Also, i did not know about the Tab button for options.. is that true for all of Fredo's plugins?

                          Yes another good example is with FredoScale

                          Jean-Franco

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