jolizon590016 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) I am trying to wound this cord on my model an can't get it smooth enough. I have used sweep, loft and spin as it tried to mimic how this cord will twist naturally. I can't use the the 3d curve with the sketch of the profile of the cord since the blended edges connections are present. A circle or ellipse may have work, but it is not the true profile I am trying to convey. Is there a better way to this? Any suggestions or technique is much appreciated. regards - joseph Edited May 3, 2014 by jolizon590016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKevin Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 A 3D Sweep is all I could imagine here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Allen Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 When I'm sweeping cords, I usually break them into sections that each lie on a 2D plane. Instead of starting with a 3D curve, I model a 2D curve & either create a 3D curve from it, or trace it with a 3D spline. Drawing the curves in 2D gives you much more control. Another technique I will use is a combination of part torus & cylinder Intellishapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolizon590016 Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Thanks, I will try it again. It took me almost a day doing this cord. I was using the feature lofts, maybe use the method Allen suggested. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolizon590016 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) Best that I can do. I been straining my eyes on though Edited May 13, 2014 by jolizon590016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolizon590016 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Update my intent: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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