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$\begingroup$ I went the same way as you.. I wonder if there's a way that doesn't torture the quads quite so much? (Keeps the latitudes more orthogonal to the longitudes).. I think it might be a bit of a hand-build to do that.. $\endgroup$
– Robin Betts ♦
Commented Jan 22, 2020 at 10:20
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$\begingroup$ Bevel taper and mirror a loxodrome curve? $\endgroup$
– batFINGER
Commented Jan 22, 2020 at 10:26
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$\begingroup$ @RobinBetts blender.stackexchange.com/questions/42131/… $\endgroup$
– batFINGER
Commented Jan 22, 2020 at 10:34
$\begingroup$ @batFINGER little bit of maths to do to get the taper right... :( $\endgroup$
– Robin Betts ♦
Commented Jan 22, 2020 at 11:49
$\begingroup$ I actually used the bezier curve spherical spiral plus a Screw modifier, but you end up with the same distorted quads problem $\endgroup$
– Duarte Farrajota Ramos ♦
Commented Jan 22, 2020 at 11:54

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