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REvans · 28th March 2007, 05:37

Thanks for the suggestions Couerl and ronjurman, but I still have the problem. I used a circular cross-section for the first cross section and I centered it and the second cross-section as well. The path keeps getting rotated around a point toward the edge of the profile, rather than the center point of what should be a plate.

I have attached a screenshot of the problem I am experiencing.

Something that occured to me as I write this is: do I need to actually need to use a full cross-section profile rather than half which would seem to be enough to lathe the path.

I created the plate in about 8 mouse clicks in my old version of C4D V6 and imported it as a 3ds file. But I would like to know what is happening in C5.

The method of lathing by drawing the profile in C5 with the very problematic drawing module is certainly an improvment I would like to see in the near future. I admit that having used Illustrator for the last 10 years has made me biased toward the Adobe Bezier curves. Drawing in C5 is sooooo labor intensive and time consuming! I can do it, but the frustration levels incurred are almost too much to bear.

On the positive side, C5 is certainly has a lot of features which give you a lot bang for you buck.

Thanks again,

Rick

28th March 2007, 05:37	#4 (permalink)
REvans Rick Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 10	Thanks for the suggestions Couerl and ronjurman, but I still have the problem. I used a circular cross-section for the first cross section and I centered it and the second cross-section as well. The path keeps getting rotated around a point toward the edge of the profile, rather than the center point of what should be a plate. I have attached a screenshot of the problem I am experiencing. Something that occured to me as I write this is: do I need to actually need to use a full cross-section profile rather than half which would seem to be enough to lathe the path. I created the plate in about 8 mouse clicks in my old version of C4D V6 and imported it as a 3ds file. But I would like to know what is happening in C5. The method of lathing by drawing the profile in C5 with the very problematic drawing module is certainly an improvment I would like to see in the near future. I admit that having used Illustrator for the last 10 years has made me biased toward the Adobe Bezier curves. Drawing in C5 is sooooo labor intensive and time consuming! I can do it, but the frustration levels incurred are almost too much to bear. On the positive side, C5 is certainly has a lot of features which give you a lot bang for you buck. Thanks again, Rick