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Complex Vector/Spline Extrusion
I need to add some texture to a logo which is comprised of many overlapping concentric circles (182 of them to be exact). I need to make them 3-D but I dont want to connect/extrude them because the intricacies of the shape are lost this way. Ideally I would make each spline into a sort of tube shape so I can give them each a nice glass-like texture. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this?
thanks in advance!
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4 Replies
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How does extruding them lose the intricacy of the shape?
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It was just when I was using ‘connect’ the splines, they are tightly woven so it just didnt work. After that I tried the ‘hierarchical’ checkbox but it’s still not the look i’m after.
Here is the main part of the logo-
https://ryanjpaterson.com/ex/logo.pngIf anyone knows how to
a) make each circle spline into a thin tube
or
b) Expand each one into z-space (like wrap them around a torus or something)
That would be awesome!
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a) you could just Sweep a circle spline along your imported spline
b) not sure I understand this, Rotate the circles so the whole logo is a torus and not flat?
it also looks like it can be done with a single circle spline in a Mograph cloner set to radial except for the spaces on the left side…
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You can make each individual circle a tube by using the Structure>Edit Spline>Create Outline command and then sweeping the result.
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