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From: mark@fusion.MV.COM (Mark Thompson)
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Subject: Re: simple lathe
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> > start angle 0
> > end angle 10800
> > sides 16
> > axis Y
> > offset 4.4cm
>
> Sounds to me like you have too few sides (way too few).
As John Gross pointed out, the number of sides is your problem. The number
of sides is not used for each 360 degree revolution, but for the entire
angle of the lathe. If you wanted 16 sides per revolution, you will want
to enter 10800/360 x 16 = 480 sides.
> Also, if you are modeleing this to scale, you are using pretty tiny
> values (4.4cm tall)
> JG
:-) John.... forever the champion of real world object sizing!
Yes, do yourself a favor and always model to real world scale. It makes things
easier in the long run. *However* I would not advocate real world sizing if
your objects are extremely small. Since LW texturing parameters only go
down to .0001, you will not be able create fine texture detail on extremely
small objects.
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