Globey
2011-03-02, 04:17 PM
Ok,
So now I'm modeling up a hose, picture a hose coming off the back of your dryer.
I need to model the metal bands around the hose, along with the hose itself.
To start, how do I get the helix to follow the path of a spline? Or is there a different approach I should take in regards to showing the curved path of a hose?
Once, swept, what is the easiest way to fill in the spaces in between the helix turns with a solid, which of course would be shallower in thickness then the helix itself, maybe no more then .01 to .05 thickness. The actual hose itself would be hollow.
So now I'm modeling up a hose, picture a hose coming off the back of your dryer.
I need to model the metal bands around the hose, along with the hose itself.
To start, how do I get the helix to follow the path of a spline? Or is there a different approach I should take in regards to showing the curved path of a hose?
Once, swept, what is the easiest way to fill in the spaces in between the helix turns with a solid, which of course would be shallower in thickness then the helix itself, maybe no more then .01 to .05 thickness. The actual hose itself would be hollow.