Hi billis,

> if u know this comand i was greatfull if u can show to me

Do you mean in MoI or in Rhino? In Rhino v4 try the command "FlowAlongSrf" for this.

- Michael

in rhino.but this i say is litle diferent that urs tutorial.the command i say make a object folow a curve(if this command there is and in moi i wana learn it)
thanks
billis

Hi billis,

> in rhino.but this i say is litle diferent that urs tutorial.the command
> i say make a object folow a curve

Yes - the command in Rhino is different, the steps that I showed above were for creating that kind of effect in MoI.

In Rhino try using the "Flow" to warp an object to follow a curve, or "FlowAlongSrf" to warp an object to follow along a surface.

Since this is the MoI support forum and not the Rhino support forum, this isn't really the right place to go into a bunch of details on how that Rhino command works, you might want to ask in the Rhino newsgroup for more help on that Rhino command. But I hope giving you the Rhino command name may point you in the right direction - try starting with the Rhino help file.


> (if this command there is and in moi i wana learn it)

No, sorry, MoI does not have that command. In MoI you would need to use the steps that I showed previously - trim a surface and then move surface control points around. But that is definitely more steps than Rhino's Flow or FlowAlongSrf methods, so I would recommend using Rhino for this instead if you have it available.

- Michael

anyway thank u for precius time michael
thanks
billis

Hi billis, also if you have some curves you are working with you might want to post a .3dm file of those, it is a lot easier to give more specific advice when I can work with some curves you are using instead of just looking at a screenshot.

- Michael

michael this the curves i work
thanks for u time
billis

Hi billis, to make the Rhino flow command work, you would use an arrangement like I have attached here.

Note how there are 2 separate curves - one straight line and then just one curved one.

Start by selecting the shape (which you will notice I extruded into a solid). Then run Flow, select the line as the base curve, and then the other curve as the target curve. That will then warp your pattern to follow the curve.

You may also want to experiment with flipping the Stretch=n option on or off.

I hope that might help you - but please realize that this forum is not the right spot for answering questions on how Rhino works. There is a totally different forum dedicated to Rhino located here - that is normally the place you should go to ask questions specific to Rhino.

- Michael

micahel thank u from ur answer.i unnderstand that u say and i am graitfull for ur time that u have spnend to me
thankssss
billis

Thought it would be a challenge and a good tutorial for myself not perfect but...

Thanks for the method Michael. After forming the surface like in your last step I did an offset, then loft between the cutouts then a couple of trim sheets for the sides.
I have a question, is it possible to have like a 'solid offset' I tried extrude but it deforms as it goes around the curvature of the sheet, just a thought I had as I was doing the surface offset.

Cheers
Danny

Hi Danny,

>>I have a question, is it possible to have like a 'solid offset' I tried extrude but it deforms as it goes around the curvature of the sheet,

Use "shell" (construct~ offset~ shell)

- manz

Thanks Steve,
I should read The MoI docs more closely. The app I use at work offset and shell are 2 separate functions.

Cheers
Danny