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IQ NillThis did my head in - HELP!!!
by on Jun 11, 2007 at 5:23:05 am

Hi All,
Having a major problem with what seems a simple thing: Sweep a rectangle along a linear path to create a frame - legs for an arm chair.

Sounds like it is so simple, I could ask my cat to do it, while I watch the TV - well, it is not (at least for my cat, or me for that matter).

Here's the link to the explanation, screen shots and a bonus link to the c4d file.

http://web.mac.com/i.3d/iWeb/c4d/SweepProb.html

hope you can help.

TIA

IQ truly 0


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bearRe: This did my head in - HELP!!!
by on Jun 11, 2007 at 3:03:39 pm

I opened up your file and noticed that the orientation of the path spline was not +Z. This may be the problem, as the rectangle flips on the wrong axis as it negotiates the corner. See the fix .c4d file at http://www.birdhausdesign.com/public/


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jimzepellinRe: This did my head in - HELP!!!
by on Jun 11, 2007 at 9:10:41 pm

If you raise the maximum length setting of the spline that you are sweeping along. This may help.


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IQ NillRe: This did my head in - HELP!!!
by on Jun 11, 2007 at 11:57:47 pm

Thank you good people!

Bear - looks like there are several overlapping polys in the corners in your file. The shape is fine - thanks, but the geometry is "un-clean".

jimzepellin - I must say I am not aware of the setting you mentioned.

However I found a strange solution, I don't understand it, but hey, after all I don't have to, do I?

"Round" the path with more than 6 (original) points seems to work when the path is rounded with 11 or 16 points - strange indeed.

I must say that after 6 years of using c4d, this one really stumps me. I see no logic in the behaviour, and from where I seat, I'd be tempted to use the word bug. At the end of a day, what could be easier than sweeping a rectangle along a path?

Thanks again, more words of wisdom are welcome.

IQ=0


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IQ NillRe: This did my head in REWIND!!!!
by on Jun 12, 2007 at 2:44:43 am

OK, it's official, reading help helps.

"A common mistake when using rail splines is to use a path spline with adaptive interpolation. This can generate insufficient subdivision for the rail to work properly


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