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by motleyjust
Mon May 31, 2010 3:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mirror
Replies: 7
Views: 22816

Thanks, Sculptor.

That helped a lot.
by motleyjust
Mon May 31, 2010 12:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mirror
Replies: 7
Views: 22816

The one you get when you press m on the keyboard is the Local Mirror (under object in the menu). When I say Mirror I mean the one labeled Mirror (in the Model menu). Which is the "wrong" side of the center line? I have not managed to do anything to make the model disappear. Do really strange things,...
by motleyjust
Sun May 30, 2010 6:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mirror
Replies: 7
Views: 22816

Mirror

I'm trying to find out things about how mirroring works. When using meshes made in Curvy, they don't always mirror along the axis I would prefer. When I import a cube, I get a cube. (No surprize) When I mirror the cube without any other changes, I get this. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/465304...
by motleyjust
Sun May 30, 2010 5:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leaves
Replies: 14
Views: 45186

I figured out the how to get pictures in. I have to do it from my flickr photostream thumbnail , not from the picture that shows up when I click the thumbnail; then right click, select Properties and copy the url from there. Thanks for your help. I will probably start putting images in the Curvy 3D ...
by motleyjust
Sun May 30, 2010 5:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lathe problem
Replies: 7
Views: 23332

I figured out what was wrong (sort of) I had the demo installed when I installed pro. When I took the demo out nothing showed; not lathes, meshes, imported obj, etc. I put the demo back in so I could at least use it, then the regular one worked. I decided I didn't need the demo & pro installed, so I...
by motleyjust
Mon May 24, 2010 5:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leaves
Replies: 14
Views: 45186

When I right click on any Flickr picture "Copy Image Location" is not one of the choices. :?

Thanks for the compliment.

Does anyone have any answers/suggestion for my questions?
by motleyjust
Mon May 24, 2010 4:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leaves
Replies: 14
Views: 45186

Latest effort http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4635455791_08cf8aa9bb.jpg Once I group the leaves to the stalk, so I can move the whole thing together, is there a way to ungroup them from the stalk? or to export all the leaves together without the stalk? Also, is there a way to apply the same text...
by motleyjust
Wed May 19, 2010 4:09 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: uncurvy for the more mechanical
Replies: 10
Views: 49315

Thank you for the answers. Reducing thickness worked by both of those methods. The s keymakes ALL the edges smooth, therefore less gear like. The quad size 2 or 3 seems to help, 1 makes Curvy crash What is meshlab? I'm using a black and white picture. If "Relief-create height map using intensity" is...
by motleyjust
Wed May 19, 2010 2:11 pm
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: uncurvy for the more mechanical
Replies: 10
Views: 49315

I found Inkscape is a free program with automatic (but limited options) gear making.

How can I reduce the thickness of the gear? It is about three times thicker than the diameter.

Also, is there a way to get rid of the ridges caused by the jagged edges?
by motleyjust
Tue May 18, 2010 4:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leaves
Replies: 14
Views: 45186

I studied the "Create Loft Tool" info in the User Guide. It was less than entirely clear, but now I can make many kinds of strange shapes. :lol: None of them look like leaves Even after studying the file you kindly included, I can't figure out how to make it leaf shaped. :? I think I don't understan...
by motleyjust
Tue May 18, 2010 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leaves
Replies: 14
Views: 45186

I used a lathe for the leaf and a line for the stem.
Thank you for the ideas. I haven't learned about lofts, yet. I guess that's the next thing.
by motleyjust
Tue May 18, 2010 4:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leaves
Replies: 14
Views: 45186

I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4617258537_3effff62a6.jpg But not understanding how to add photo [EDIT by Simon: img tags must link to a jpg - Right click and copy image location to get this] Well here is URL http://www.flickr.com/photos/motleyjust/461...
by motleyjust
Tue May 18, 2010 2:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leaves
Replies: 14
Views: 45186

Leaves

I've played around with it a little, but I could use some ideas on how to make leaves, please.
by motleyjust
Sun May 16, 2010 8:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lathe problem
Replies: 7
Views: 23332

I took demo out before using pro for the first time, then when pro wouldn't work I put demo back in, then after a while pro worked. I don't really care much why, as long as it works.
by motleyjust
Sun May 16, 2010 7:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cut
Replies: 2
Views: 10063

Thank you.