Tree like pillar

[Sergio]

Hi all,

has anibody has idea how can I model pillar, like in this image. Base is elipse, which forks similar like tree.

 

Regards

Srdjan

[batteryoperatedlettuce]

There are those who would advise nurbs for this sort of thing, but like most people with limited patience, I prefer to box model it. The method I described could also be quite accurate if you are tracing a drawing or working to a CAD file.

[Sergio]

Hello batteryoperatedlettuce,

thanks for the reply and thanks for your big effort by drawing for me

 

It does make a sence, but I am worryed is it going to be possible doing very precisely, I have to follow some cad drawing, and specially if has to be changed. I was thinking and trying using some splines, lofts, surfaceing, but did not get what I want...

 

Aldough, I like what you did in the skech!

 

Regards

Srdjan

[batteryoperatedlettuce]

sure it is.

 

Just one extra step.

 

after roughly extruding the polys out of the base, just align the verticies up with your cad plan in an elevation view. If you want that lower branch to curve down like that you might have to bevel it out a few times, or trace a path for it and use "extrude along spline"

 

honestly speaking, this should be so quick to make, it shouldn't matter if the plan gets changed.

[Sergio]

Hello batteryoperatedlettuce,

 

those are nice ideas, thanks a looooooot!

 

Regards

Srdjan