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Amorphous shape with a thickness

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:35:00 GMT

I've drawn a closed amorphous shape with a spline. I'd like to add a thickness to it so it's like a slab but with a free form shape. No idea whether I can do that. Can anyone help?

Re: Amorphous shape with a thickness

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 23:02:31 GMT

The magic wand tool with a slab should work.

Re: Amorphous shape with a thickness

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 01:19:56 GMT

Not sure how they work together but I'll have a play and see what transpires. Thanks

Re: Amorphous shape with a thickness

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 01:22:24 GMT

Works just like a bought one. Great!

Re: Amorphous shape with a thickness

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:27:12 GMT

Aces!

Kevin wrote:
Works just like a bought one. Great!

Re: Amorphous shape with a thickness

Ignacio Azpiazu — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 01:26:08 GMT

Kevin wrote:
Works just like a bought one. Great!

Irrelevant for quick sketchy preliminary, but dramatically important for later phases: be aware that the slab edges will not be splines but a series of circular arcs which because of the way the magic wand settings work are not even tangential (they don't work as a clean 'intent translation' of splines into arcs). So for serious stuff one needs to sit down, figure out and draft that geometry the way it should be.

Re: Amorphous shape with a thickness

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 01:29:24 GMT

Understood. Thank you.