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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
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      Magical transformations! I am fan! 😎

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

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      • BoxB Online
        Box
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        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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          @jljolin said:

          I’m definitely following this thread and intend to go back and try to recreate the lessons in each gif. I didn’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 Online
            Box
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            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
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              What size are they?

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                baz
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                @rv1974 said:

                What size are they?

                I would guess a D Cup πŸ˜„

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

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                  • bazB Offline
                    baz
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                    @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 πŸ˜„

                      Actually I asked abould mail links diameter. How could you Baz.. 😲

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                      • BoxB Online
                        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 ! πŸ‘ πŸ˜„
                          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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                            Box
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                            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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                              @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. πŸ‘

                              purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                                HornOxx
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                                @utiler said:

                                Mmmmm, licorice
                                πŸ˜„ πŸ˜„ πŸ˜„ πŸ‘

                                never trust a skinny cook

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                                • BoxB Online
                                  Box
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                                  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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                                  • BoxB Online
                                    Box
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                                    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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                                      • BoxB Online
                                        Box
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                                        I don't think the rest of the voices would agree with you.

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                                          HornOxx
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                                          @utiler said:

                                          I like the way you think, Box.!
                                          I agree !! (sorry Box πŸ˜„ )

                                          never trust a skinny cook

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                                            Box
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                                            @hornoxx said:

                                            (sorry Box)
                                            I don't know about this, the rest of the voices in my head are arguing about it.

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