I like your approach, TIG.
It's more 'process-aware' than what I proposed.

Thanks!

Workaround:

I saved two versions off to the side - each one had the different volume grouped, the other ungrouped/exploded. I used the standard edit>intersect>selected only on both, used the vertical surface from one, deleted out the path from the other, brought the two together and welded the arcs.

Wa-lah.

Don't you feel sheepish after you ask for help before trying the right solution? I do.

Thanks for listening!

-Z

Hi all!

I've got a crazy shape I'm working on for a project.
I made the rippling surface by welding arcs together and following the resulting surface around a circle.
I used the ShapeBender plug-in to form the curved radiating paths and the BoolTools: Difference to cut them in.

But I've got one that isn't cutting right.

I tried using intersect and deleting the portions I don't want, but it doesn't form the angled vertical surfaces I want.

Maybe the BoolTools will work somehow, maybe there's a workaround... Any ideas?

Heaps of thanks!

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Thanks everyone!

I'm a fairly rudimentary user, so I just started to draw the ripple profile (large in the middle, diminishing toward the outer reaches) using the arc tool. Made sure it was a surface, and then did a Follow Me around a circular path. Then I have all these lines from where the different arcs touched that I have to hide... not a clean approach.

Any ideas?

Much appreciated!

Many thanks!

I'll have to pick up those plug-ins.

Thanks for the tip Karl!

Hi all!

I was wondering if anyone had any good methods for modeling a spiral form like this http://www.studiolilica.com/gally_pix/helices.html

In other programs I'd draw the inner and outer spiral and 'loft' the two. Not sure with SU, or if there's a plug-in for that kind of operation.

Any thoughts are appreciated!