Need Help modeling complicated shapes

[maxhouserocks]

Looking for suggestions how to create these crazy sconces. Im in a rush as usual and have to get something like this lopped into a restaurant model. Not sure what the best script or technique would be. Any and all help welcome.

thanks,
bob

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[pilou]

Some ideas
Extrude tools by TIG (Extrude edges along path)
First one!

Better and speeder if each curve 2 by 2 have same number of segments!

[maxhouserocks]

awesome. i have the toolset but havent used much.

looking at trying curviloft also.

thanks!

[solo]

I'd try using Artisan, JPP and FFD.

fast test, process stages on bottom.

[maxhouserocks]

Thanks guys!
Forgot to come back here and post how it went...

i placed these images in SketchUp, drew a few arcs starting from the bottom and going up that defined the shape as it changes from top to bottom, drew a top shape that looked like it was similar enough to the top of the sconce and used CURVILOFT to very simply create a mesh from the closed loops.

Once the mesh was created, i just textured it with the reference image (projected) and it looks beautiful. Probably a similar method as above using the Curviloft script.

Thanks,
Bob

http://rachristman.blogspot.com/

[pilou]

Cool result!

[maxhouserocks]

Thanks. Here it is as i begin to setup to render. its actually kinda creepy looking fixture. i didn't pick it

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