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Problems with Curve Modifier
Every time I think I have the curve modifier mastered, it throws me a another curve ball (no pun intended).
Why in this blend file can I not get the lights to follow the spiral curve? When the ...
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How can I duplicate a mesh along a curve?
I want to outline a curve in the form of text with a mesh (UV-sphere, cube etc.). How can I do that while saving mesh geometry without using the Curve modifier?
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How do I prevent object distortion when applying a curve modifier?
This is the profile of the object I'd like to wrap...
Here is the object's profile after being wrapped...
Is it possible to prevent the distortion? The following post here: http://blenderartists.org/...
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Wrap curve around sphere
I couldn't find this anywhere, which is really strange, but I'm trying to wrap a curve, imported from a .svg made with a vector image program around a sphere to create the Earth.
Basically, this is ...
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Object on curve wont stay flat
I am attempting to make a fin tube, fin tubes are pipes that have a tight spiral of flat fins sticking out all around them. The spiral wraps around the circumference of the pipe. They are used in heat ...
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How can curves be converted to meshes?
Is is possible to remove the curves and only have the mesh of a tree that was created with the saplings add-on?
I'd like to apply a decimate modifier to have a few low-poly trees, but this doesn't ...
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Curve Object Deformed by Curve - Distortions (Artefacts)
Shaping curve object by curve (modifier) results in a terrible shape with cracked surface. Here is an extreme situation, but good visible issue.
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How can I curve it smootly without ...
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How do I add a non-deformed end cap to a tube?
I want to create some parts that I can reuse for models. I was trying to make a steam punkish exhaust pipe. I want to be able to make the pipe of any length, and as curvy as I like but I want to keep ...
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Apply a copy of an object to each disconnected curve using the curve modifier
The curve modifier allows you to specify a curve object for a given mesh with the modifier applied. However, when the curve object itself has multiple disconnected curves, the modifier seems to pick ...
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Why does adding a curve modifier move my object to the center of the curve?
I'm using a curve modifier and an array modifier. My object is at one end of the curve but as soon as I choose the curve for the curve modifier it moves to the center. How can I fix the problem so ...
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Dotted line on curve?
I'm making a video, and I have two identical objects that start in the same place and then separate. I want to have a dotted line connecting them which appears only when the two objects start ...
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2.8 Duplicates along curve but with animation
I now have an object that has the instancing enabled with a child object that i don't want to deform. It goes around my curve as intended and looks good. Now i would love to make the instanced objects ...
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Why is the curve modifier deforming strangely?
I modelled a part of a bicycle chain added an Array and a Curve Modifier
everything worked nicely until I added cogs and translated and scaled the chain parts to fit the cogs.
I tried to apply ...
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Advanced curving and linking
I'm trying to create a 3 meshes. Each mesh has it's own curve modifier so I can bend them how I want.
How can I connect the middle mesh to the outside meshes with face shown on picture and keep 3 ...
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Can a curve object modifier created geometry be used as boolean factor
This question is related to this question.
Let me use an exemple to illustrate what I mean.
We've created a text object (made of curves). It can't be used in a boolean modifier as it won't appear in ...
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