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Old 06-05-2005, 01:30 PM
lazza lazza is offline
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3D Surface Help

Custom Knifemaker with CNC capability looking for tutorial help...have MasterCAM, Solidworks, Rhino and some modeling experience...
Problem...I'm cutting 3D knife handles and am looking for more organic shapes...cannot seem to get what I'm after...close but no cigar...willing to pay for some tips and spiritual guidance...help...I'm losing sleep farting around with this...thanks...lazza
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Old 06-05-2005, 01:46 PM
Tim B Tim B is offline
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try moving the surfaces around by their control points. Even better, look into the way that surfaces are made (mathmatically) and you'll get a good feel for what you're working with. I doubt you need to look at more than the B-Spline theory to illustrate the main ideas behind what you want to do.

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