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    • bazB Offline
      baz
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      @box said:

      It's not that important really, I don't think there are that many people interested in the thread.

      2000+ views, but I wonder how many are following? No way to see that info from this side I presume.

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        jljolin
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        Iโ€™m definitely following this thread and intend to go back and try to recreate the lessons in each gif. I didnโ€™t find the questions and comments distracting, as some of the questions were ones I had myself!

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          Box
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          I haven't recorded any interesting gifs lately but I did continue to doodle with Truebend.
          So here's a render of a couple of crazy ceramic fruitbowls. Created using a version of the method shown above.


          Mixed bowls.jpg

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            pilou
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            Magical transformations! I am fan! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

            Frenchy Pilou
            Is beautiful that please without concept!
            My Little site :)

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            • BoxB Offline
              Box
              last edited by

              Here's a simple one, just demoing the basics of building a shape as a solid. No detail in the teeth or accurate dimensions but it was done to show the process.

              https://i.imgur.com/ju4oNdi.gif

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                mrossk
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                @jljolin said:

                Iโ€™m definitely following this thread and intend to go back and try to recreate the lessons in each gif. I didnโ€™t find the questions and comments distracting, as some of the questions were ones I had myself!

                same here!

                https://www.mkaplanfinefurniture.com/

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                • BoxB Offline
                  Box
                  last edited by

                  Sorry, not a tip or trick as such, but an experiment in mostly SUbD and Clothworks for making chain mail.


                  Chain Mail.png

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                  • R Offline
                    rv1974
                    last edited by

                    What size are they?

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                    • bazB Offline
                      baz
                      last edited by

                      @rv1974 said:

                      What size are they?

                      I would guess a D Cup ๐Ÿ˜„

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                      • BoxB Offline
                        Box
                        last edited by

                        One of them is a shoulder. But you guys can look at things your own way.

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                        • bazB Offline
                          baz
                          last edited by

                          @box said:

                          One of them is a shoulder. But you guys can look at things your own way.

                          Be buggered if I can see a shoulder...

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                            rv1974
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                            @baz said:

                            @rv1974 said:

                            What size are they?

                            I would guess a D Cup ๐Ÿ˜„

                            Actually I asked abould mail links diameter. How could you Baz.. ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

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                              Box
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                              Ok, enough renders for now.
                              How to make a twisted cable.
                              The plugin off screen is Fredo's Twisting.

                              https://i.imgur.com/MkNif7t.gif

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                                HornOxx
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                                Prima again ! ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ˜„
                                after you have already twisted all the cables, about in the middle of the gif you delete 5 outer cables to copy the remainig outer one again around the middle axis 5x again - what makes this new copy step necessary?

                                never trust a skinny cook

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                                • BoxB Offline
                                  Box
                                  last edited by

                                  It's not technically necessary, but the twist has made them all unique components even though they are identical. By replacing them they become instances of one component rather than 6 separate components, this saves file size and makes it easier to modify them if I need to in future.

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                                    utiler
                                    last edited by

                                    @box said:

                                    Ok, enough renders for now.
                                    How to make a twisted cable.
                                    The plugin off screen is Fredo's Twisting.

                                    https://i.imgur.com/MkNif7t.gif

                                    Mmmmm, licorice.

                                    Nice thinking, mate. ๐Ÿ‘

                                    purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                                      HornOxx
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                                      @utiler said:

                                      Mmmmm, licorice
                                      ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ‘

                                      never trust a skinny cook

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                                        Box
                                        last edited by

                                        Here's a little demo of making a very smooth tapered spindle. The pitch, length and number of threads is up to you.
                                        This is a single thread using four helices at 90deg. The method creates a large file size, so not for general work, more for 3d printing types of work where you want a very smooth surface.
                                        There is one point where a menu item is off screen, it is just Explode, to put the helices and cylinder into the same context.

                                        https://i.imgur.com/wMsS8L5.gif

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                                          Box
                                          last edited by

                                          Haven't posted anything here for quite a while, so here is my 'Ikea Chess Set' and the basic method for creating them using Thomthom's Truebend.
                                          Truebend Chess.jpg

                                          https://i.imgur.com/AT3Zf8k.gif

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                                          • utilerU Offline
                                            utiler
                                            last edited by

                                            I like the way you think, Box.!

                                            purpose/expression/purpose/....

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