VinceHollywood Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 So I have recently recieved some DWG files from Pink Inc of some of their spandex pieces. These files are just complex lines and shapes. I wanted to see if anyone knew a way in Vectorworks to lay a skin over a lined object like a square or triangle or in my case a Gamma. Quote Link to comment
Guest Frank Brault Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Depending on what you've got, you might be able to do this with the Model>3D Powerpack>Create Draped Surface... command. You might have to modify it first, though. hth, Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Or if you have the basic 3D shape you can extract the surfaces you want. hth michaelk Quote Link to comment
VinceHollywood Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Yeah that is the problem Michael, I don't have any surfaces, just complex lines and curves. Check out this link, I have copied it here. http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/ProjectDT/tornado.jpg I also tried what you said Frank but it didn't traslate right. I am going to read up more about the 3D Power Pack, hopefully I will figure it out. Thanks guys! Cheers, Vince Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Is the dwg 3D or 2D? If 2D, does it show more views? Is there an opening in the object, or is it all closed in? This looks like a candidate for the loft tool. michaelk Quote Link to comment
VinceHollywood Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hey Michael, It is 3D and yes it is all closed in. I imported it into vectorworks and exported it as a jpeg to show you. So as you can see it is nothing but a skeleton of lines with no surfaces. You think the loft tool will make it whole? I will take a read and see. Cheers, Vince Quote Link to comment
michaelk Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Heres' the general idea... Grab the circles (or make your own) and convert them to nurbs. Arrange them appropriately.... Loft w/ no rail. I'll attach a simple example with the steps. Each layer is a step... hth michaelk Quote Link to comment
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