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Can a Cube Be Turned into a Tube?

FauvistFauvist Posts: 2,290
edited December 2016 in The Commons

In either DAZ Studio or Poser - can a cube, or a shape that has sharp edges of 90', like a shoebox shape, have it's edges rounded somehow?  I want to bake neon tube sign letters in 3D out of 2D letters.  I'm figuring I can take a 2D font and extrude it into 3D, then I need to be able to make the edges round.

Thanks!

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  • ChangelingChickChangelingChick Posts: 3,374

    Try adding subD to it.

  • FauvistFauvist Posts: 2,290
    ChangelingChick said:

    Try adding subD to it.

    I"m new with DAZ Studio - I guess subD is in Studio?

  • prixatprixat Posts: 1,617

    What program are you using to extrude the letters, that may have an option for rounding them?

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,614
    Fauvist said:
    ChangelingChick said:

    Try adding subD to it.

    I"m new with DAZ Studio - I guess subD is in Studio?

    It is, look under Create->New Primitive. Ensure the primitives have a fair number of polygons before you add sub-d, otherwise the edges will be rounded too far out.

    In the attached example the Cubes have been created with 10 divisions (1 metre cubed) and the one on the right was sub-divided.

     

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  • jcbunnjcbunn Posts: 271
    edited December 2016

    4 sided Tube is better than tring to turn a cube into a tube

    oops, not tube I meant sphere make a 4 sided sphere then use z,y,x scales to size it

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  • FistyFisty Posts: 3,416
    Fauvist said:
    ChangelingChick said:

    Try adding subD to it.

    I"m new with DAZ Studio - I guess subD is in Studio?

    corner pull down menu in the scene tab -> edit -> geometry -> convert to sub-d, then adjust levels in the parameters tab under general.

  • FauvistFauvist Posts: 2,290
    prixat said:

    What program are you using to extrude the letters, that may have an option for rounding them?

    I was thinking of buying Font to Mesh Express Converter 

    http://www.daz3d.com/font-to-mesh-express-converter

     

     

  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 8,050
    edited December 2016

    Buy hexagon,  you get the full modeller and text to mesh function built in

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  • FauvistFauvist Posts: 2,290
    FirstBastion said:

    Buy hexagon,  you get the full modeller and text to mesh function built in

     

    I have Hexagon 2 - I've never used it. 

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001

    If you are on a Mac, though, there are problems with the text to mesh functions.  If you are running on Windows, it works well.

  • FauvistFauvist Posts: 2,290
    mjc1016 said:

    If you are on a Mac, though, there are problems with the text to mesh functions.  If you are running on Windows, it works well.

    I'm on a Mac.  I opened Hexagon and it isn't straightforward. 

  • FauvistFauvist Posts: 2,290

    I opened Cararra Pro and was able to quickly make 3D letters from a TrueType font.  This seems to be the most promising way.

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  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,587

    Before you export, take a moment to think about the surfaces you want for your sign. Carrara by default creates a single back and front surface for text, with separate side surfaces for each character. You may want to consolidate or otherwise change these, depending on how you plan on using the text.

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001

    Yeah...Carrara's text to mesh works on a Mac.

    There are a couple of 'Neon' fonts available that make sign work a lot easier.

    These being two of my favorites (both allow commercial use)

    http://www.1001fonts.com/neon-font.html

    http://www.1001fonts.com/drive-thru-font.html

  • FauvistFauvist Posts: 2,290

    Thank you everybody for the input!

    In the same vein - what about drawings to 3D mesh?  There seems to be a few apps where you can draw, and turn it into an obj object.

     

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001

    Most often the drawn item needs to be a vector drawing...SVG format.  Blender can do it...

  • FistyFisty Posts: 3,416

    Hex can import illustrator files

  • FauvistFauvist Posts: 2,290
    mjc1016 said:

    Most often the drawn item needs to be a vector drawing...SVG format.  Blender can do it...


    Thank you for tell me!  This opens up a whole new world of possibilites.  https://convertio.co/gif-svg/

     

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,465
    edited December 2016
    Fisty said:

    Hex can import illustrator files

    so can Carrara's spline modeler, the ai files I played with that the other day,

    Post edited by WendyLuvsCatz on
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