Some tips and tricks from out of the Box

Box

Here's one I did for someone who was trying to use shapebender on a real mess of nested components, shapebender would bend it but it took it several hours and made a huge and unwieldy file. This only uses a few components and they are all still linked.

cotty

great!

pilou

Never thought or tried that a curve can be out the Edit Group for a following!

HornOxx

@pilou said:

Never thought or tried that a curve can be out the Edit Group for a following!
same to me Pilou !!
Again and again I am so amazed how many years it takes for me to discover all these "Eastereggs"
Thank you Box for this impressive example!

Box

But these things are not impressive, it's just the way the software works.
If I posted the weird stuff...

Box

Something a little festive.

One of many ways to do this.

ntxdave

Another excellent and timely example. Thanks Box and hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Box

Thanks Dave and you too.

Box

Haven't posted for a bit, so here is a quick method for a truncated octahedron.

cotty

pilou

Simple and tricky!

Box

Just a little reminder of how to use edges to help you control bezier curves.

Bezier Morph.gif

Box

The joy of Fredo!

Simple draw handle.

Simple draw handle.gif

Box

Here's a reminder that solid tools doesn't just mean one solid lump interacting with another solid lump. A 'Solid' can be made up of many individual pieces, as long as they follow the basic rules of a solid, and they aren't nested within the group. For example, two cubes of raw geometry not touching, grouped will be seen as a Solid.

So in this case I actually drew the diamond grid that I wanted but only kept and extruded the 'Holes'. Then Subtract from the curved solid and you've got your diamond pattern ready to bend.