carlangas Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Hi all, I'm trying to model this lamp but my modeling abilities are lacking... Have experimented using the bend and twist modifiers but I can't get what I want. Please help. Using max thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt McDonald Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 you could probably do it with a sweep modifier. make a helix and apply a sweep modifier for the section, you'll need to use a gentle arc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyDroid Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 [ATTACH=CONFIG]43545[/ATTACH] 15 minutes poly modeling from a cylinder. Needs some refinement though. I'd be happy to share it if you haven't managed to make your own model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlangas Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 thanks for the help, I messed with it some more but got nowhere... thanks for the advice Matt. Dimitar, thank you much! I would love to be able to use that model you made. Can you also just sort of briefly mention how you did it if you can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyDroid Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I started with a cylinder, removed the top and bottom caps, and just manually moved the verticies from top and side view to try and match the reference image. I added a shell modifier to give it thickness and another edit poly to make the supporting edges for the turbosmooth modifier. Its a rough version and needs refinement though. Its a Max 2011 file http://www.sendspace.com/file/kwr3x7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M. Gruhn Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Sorry, don't have time to put together my pics. My stack (upside down) Plane 3 segs by 14 segs Skew up and down Bend 360 deg Edit poly - grab the middle two edge loops and scale in. Shell Turbosmooth Hit me up later if you want the pretty version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattclinch Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 a 2-rail sweep with nurbs would have taken about 1/200th of the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlangas Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thanks for all your input guys, really useful stuff! Thanks again Dimitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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