RE: Extrude questions

[Sven Constable]

As someone mentioned before (maybe dropped off the list) you could try a
surface deform instead of a curve deform/extrude. Pre-extrude the belt and
curve-deform it to a grid, starting from the ammobox to the gun.  You'll
probably always end up with having not enough control over the
roll/bank/tangency of the profile, but I would give it a try..

That stuff would be much easier if we had cardinal curves in XSI.

I also remember an addon from Mr. Kim Aldis that did much better exrusions
with nice control over the tangencies on a extruded surface ("KAExtrude" or
something). Don't know if it was commercial or free. 

 

regards,

sven

 

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Subject: RE: Extrude questions

 

I need to create an ammo belt. For this, I have a minigun with the input
slot, and an ammo box, with the output slot. I have a curve for the belt,
and a cross-section. What I need is the ability to set both the start and
the end profile. Otherwise, the behavior of the ending crossection is not
predictable…

 

Cheers

 

 

Szabolcs

 

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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Guillaume
Laforge
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:13 PM
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Subject: Re: Extrude questions

 

Hi Szabolcs,

 

I'm not sure to understand correctly, but it looks like you need something
similar to a "Bridge Polygons", but with the ability to add some cross
sections evenly spaced along the bridge right ?

 

I made a little prototype using ICE modeling : picture
<http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5533643/Softimage/BridgeExtrusion.jpg>
<http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5533643/Softimage/BridgeExtrusion.jpg> and sample
scene <http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5533643/Softimage/BridgeExtrusion.scn> .

It was just an excuse to play with ICE ;-), but maybe it will help or give
you some ideas.

 

Cheers

 

Guillaume Laforge

 

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Szabolcs Matefy 
wrote:

 

Hey folks,

 

Does anybody know, if there is solution to the following issue. I have a
minigun and an ammo backpack. I have to make the ammo belt. I have to make
sure, that the beginning and the ending cross-section fits into the slots.
Technically I want to make sure, that the extrusion starts from a given
profile and ends in a given profile without any roll and so on that used the
happen in XSI.

 

Huh

 

 

Cheers

 


Szabolcs 

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RE: Extrude questions

[Szabolcs Matefy]

I need to create an ammo belt. For this, I have a minigun with the input slot, 
and an ammo box, with the output slot. I have a curve for the belt, and a 
cross-section. What I need is the ability to set both the start and the end 
profile. Otherwise, the behavior of the ending crossection is not predictable...

 

Cheers

 

 

Szabolcs

 

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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Guillaume Laforge
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:13 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Extrude questions

 

Hi Szabolcs,

 

I'm not sure to understand correctly, but it looks like you need something 
similar to a "Bridge Polygons", but with the ability to add some cross sections 
evenly spaced along the bridge right ?

 

I made a little prototype using ICE modeling : picture 
<http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5533643/Softimage/BridgeExtrusion.jpg>  
<http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5533643/Softimage/BridgeExtrusion.jpg> and sample 
scene <http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5533643/Softimage/BridgeExtrusion.scn> .

It was just an excuse to play with ICE ;-), but maybe it will help or give you 
some ideas.

 

Cheers

 

Guillaume Laforge

 

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Szabolcs Matefy  wrote:

 

Hey folks,

 

Does anybody know, if there is solution to the following issue. I have a 
minigun and an ammo backpack. I have to make the ammo belt. I have to make 
sure, that the beginning and the ending cross-section fits into the slots. 
Technically I want to make sure, that the extrusion starts from a given profile 
and ends in a given profile without any roll and so on that used the happen in 
XSI.

 

Huh

 

 

Cheers

 


Szabolcs 

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Re: Extrude questions

[Guillaume Laforge]

Hi Szabolcs,

I'm not sure to understand correctly, but it looks like you need something
similar to a "Bridge Polygons", but with the ability to add some cross
sections evenly spaced along the bridge right ?

I made a little prototype using ICE modeling :
picture
and sample
scene .
It was just an excuse to play with ICE ;-), but maybe it will help or give
you some ideas.

Cheers

Guillaume Laforge

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Szabolcs Matefy wrote:

> ** **
>
> Hey folks,
>
> ** **
>
> Does anybody know, if there is solution to the following issue. I have a
> minigun and an ammo backpack. I have to make the ammo belt. I have to make
> sure, that the beginning and the ending cross-section fits into the slots.
> Technically I want to make sure, that the extrusion starts from a given
> profile and ends in a given profile without any roll and so on that used
> the happen in XSI.
>
> ** **
>
> Huh
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Cheers
>
> ** **
>
>
> Szabolcs 
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Extrude questions

[Szabolcs Matefy]

 

Hey folks,

 

Does anybody know, if there is solution to the following issue. I have a
minigun and an ammo backpack. I have to make the ammo belt. I have to
make sure, that the beginning and the ending cross-section fits into the
slots. Technically I want to make sure, that the extrusion starts from a
given profile and ends in a given profile without any roll and so on
that used the happen in XSI.

 

Huh

 

 

Cheers

 


Szabolcs 

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