drawing spiral 3d max

amco · 12-01-2005, 11:33 PM

HI, i am making a plant that grows, but my path is only horizontaly, and i want it to go like a spiral (kinda like in all directions) but how can i do this?

grtz

finch · 13-01-2005, 12:32 PM

Maybe animate it along a spline or a path? This might be one solution.

amco · 13-01-2005, 07:18 PM

yeah thats what im trying to do, like going in depth and back horizontally and vertically and back, all in one path(like a plant growing in cirkels to the sky, but how you can do this i dont know?

Yanik · 13-01-2005, 07:51 PM

If you're using 3dsmax 7 you can use the animate function in the new edit poly modifier(not editable poly).

I think you can get some good results with it.

Sen3D · 13-01-2005, 08:50 PM

also you could try drawing a helix spline & using pathdeform

amco · 13-01-2005, 10:22 PM

thx alot, the helix works just fine

12-01-2005, 11:33 PM	#1
amco Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	drawing spiral 3d max HI, i am making a plant that grows, but my path is only horizontaly, and i want it to go like a spiral (kinda like in all directions) but how can i do this? grtz

13-01-2005, 12:32 PM	#2
finch Glossary and Newbie FAQ Project Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Maybe animate it along a spline or a path? This might be one solution. __________________ Before you critisize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Then, when you critisize him, you'll be a mile away, plus, he'll have no shoes.

13-01-2005, 08:50 PM	#5
Sen3D Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	also you could try drawing a helix spline & using pathdeform __________________ Cheers, Sen

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13-01-2005, 07:18 PM	#3
amco Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah thats what im trying to do, like going in depth and back horizontally and vertically and back, all in one path(like a plant growing in cirkels to the sky, but how you can do this i dont know?

13-01-2005, 07:51 PM	#4
Yanik Electrifying Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 424 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If you're using 3dsmax 7 you can use the animate function in the new edit poly modifier(not editable poly). I think you can get some good results with it.

13-01-2005, 10:22 PM	#6
amco Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thx alot, the helix works just fine

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