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I was wondering how to create a 3d object that conforms to 2 curves IE

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The would be the right view (try to ignor the dots )

Top view is 0 a oval. It needs to follow the ovals shape but also do a curve from the right view kinda like a bent shape. Hence follow 2 cruves. Any help is greatly appericated.

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VW 8 does not have loft functionaily. This was introduced in VW 9.5.0.

You may want to consider upgrading to the latest version of VW for enhanced 3d solids modeling support.

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  • Vectorworks, Inc Employee

Hello Pyrator:

If you can't upgrade right now, you could get a shape like this maybe by creating several ovals and doing a multiple extrude on them. The stacking order of the ovals on the drawing will be the same order for the cross sections of the extrude. So if you offset the ovals in the middle then the extrude will have a bend in the middle. The 3D Conversion Resolution preference affects the resolution of the extrude created, so you will probably want to set that to High when you create the extrude.

If it is still not quite the shape you want, if you convert the multiple extrude to a mesh then you can nudge each vertex by selecting each vertex dragging a marquee rectangle around it, then either using the Object Info palette to move the vertex or by dragging it with the reshape tool. Note that the reshape tool uses the working plane when it moves vertices.

HTH,

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thank you for all your replys guys i managed to do it but it was kinda ....redundant and tedious i took the 3d polygon tool and went to the right view and "drew" the brace out then went to top view and moved each vertices one by one.,.. yikes .. lol Thank you though !!!

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