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    Default Designing a 3D swimming pool

    What would be the best way to go about putting a 3D swimming pool into your plan?

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    Default Re: Designing a 3D swimming pool

    If the walls and floors are straight and easily done than I would say create wall and slab styles for the pool. Otherwise you might try using mass elements.

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    Default Re: Designing a 3D swimming pool

    Depends on the pool. As Scott said walls and a slab would work ok for a simple pool, but lets say you want to do a kidney pool w/ a slopping contoured bottom that any skate boarder would love to drain and skate in. I think I'd look at using the Drap tool along with either some walls for the completely vertial parts, or a mass element. You can create just about any desired contoured surface with the drape command. Or you can look on some of the 3d sites, cause I bet someone's already created one. Hope this helps.

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    Default Re: Designing a 3D swimming pool

    Hey Tim, coming from a vanilla background i'd use 3D solids then convert to mass elements. Anywho i think we would all be interested in seeing the end result, if you wouldnt mind posting it

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    Default Re: Designing a 3D swimming pool

    Id use MAX and generate a nurbs surface...
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    Default Re: Designing a 3D swimming pool

    Have you tried using 3D meshs in CAD?

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    Default Re: Designing a 3D swimming pool

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Cory
    Have you tried using 3D meshs in CAD?
    nope. And I'm not interested in it either. I mean no offense. I'm just a spoiled little brat when it comes to organic surfaces in 3D. Having been around MAX so long has spoiled me when it comes that aspect of design that I shudder when having to do 3d in cad - despite having the updated 3d engine...
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    Default Re: Designing a 3D swimming pool

    Updated 3D engine?

    Thats ok, i hate meshs to begin with, no matter what enviroment they are done in, i usually stick it out with 3D solids I modelled an F1 car with 3D solids, not easy

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    Default Re: Designing a 3D swimming pool

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Cory
    ... I modelled an F1 car with 3D solids, not easy
    thats gotta take a level of patience unheard of...
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    Default Re: Designing a 3D swimming pool

    Quote Originally Posted by Steve_Bennett
    thats gotta take a level of patience unheard of...
    Well thats what happens when your bored in 7th form CAD class and cant be bothered finishing an Accord racing car lol

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