Hi Michael - Glad you like it, the next effort will be better .... Don't forget we need a bend tool, please

OBJ is better than IGES for file size, and 3DM format is better than IGES too, so I have learnt some good stuff whilst playing with this project. Will start designing the decking Sept 3 or shortly there after, got to wait for the French doors to be fitted first so i know what ground clearance i will have. That should make for a real world test for MoI and prove to me if it can replace Rhino as my primary modelling tool for landscape design.

Martin

Hi Martin,

> Don't forget we need a bend tool, please

That's actually already present in v3 - the Transform > Deform > Flow tool can currently be used to bend objects.

Draw a line down your straight object for the base curve, and then whatever shape you want including an arc or bendy curve or whatever for your target curve and that will generate a bend effect.

See here for some bending examples:

http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=3628.246
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=5097.2
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=5130.5

- Michael

Cool beans Michael, if I don't see a click icon/tool then i just assume it's not there, maybe the button should be named as Bend/Flow just to make it clear for people like me :)

Martin

Hi Martin, it's tough to put in long names in the UI, there is only a little bit of space for them. But the actual icon itself does show a straight rectangle being deformed to follow a bent path...

Flow can also be used for some other kinds of deformation purposes like applying a flat pattern onto a curved surface, bending is sort of one piece of it.

- Michael

Hi Michael - I used flow before starting the car to test MoI on doing vehicle wheels and tyres, just never really noticed the ability to bend things being with in the flow, but it does kind of make sense, like i say - i just jump into the modelling but not the application itself, if the application is intuitive most of the time then i can ride the curve, MoI is like that, and I enjoy it. All the best

Martin

Gratulations -The Best Car Modelling in Moi that I have seen.

My congratulations Martin!

Your car model is very well done. I'm glad to see that you enjoyed using MoI and you were able to bring your idea to fruition!
Now that you have us all hooked, you're going to have to start producing more works. ;-)

This model is now available on GrabCAD @ http://grabcad.com/library/lamborghini-reventon-2008 Feel free to grab, use and render to your hearts content, finish the trim and fillet that's missing on the rear and you'll have a good model, maybe even import the other disc brake I have on here too, and it will be even better. All the best folks

Martin