New Twist command coming

 From:  Michael Gibson
4614.53 In reply to 4614.52 
Hi Mike,

> If you might consider it: could you allow for an "Axial" (Spiral)
> twist option?

You mean something that would kind of make a whirlpool effect?

If I understand correctly, in that case the length of the axis would actually have no effect on the result, is that correct?

That probably means it would not be a great fit to be directly included inside of Twist, because a whirlpool-izing effect would be more focused on picking a circle so you'd probably pick a center point and a radius and not pick an axis line like Twist does.

Note how your Flow solution happens completely in a plane with no height component to it at all?

So because it has no height/axis length relevance, it would probably be a separate command that picked different inputs (center point and radius and angle or something like that) and not an axis line like Twist does.


... Basically a whirlpoolizer would not make use of a helix in it, so the inputs for twist which are helix-centric (with the axis line) would not be a good match.


- Michael

EDITED: 19 Oct 2011 by MICHAEL GIBSON