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Old 03-08-2005, 06:00 PM   #1
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Ok, I have a piece I am working on where i have smoth shifted a setion. But the only problem is that it rounds all outlying parts. I need the section to be square as it is a light that is resesed in a bumper, any ideas on how to do this?

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Old 03-08-2005, 06:03 PM   #2
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Sorry he is a pic of the layout.
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Old 03-08-2005, 06:54 PM   #3
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there is no pic of whats your problem is
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Old 03-08-2005, 07:17 PM   #4
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Sorry
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Old 03-08-2005, 09:25 PM   #5
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it says drawing failed are you attatching it using the attatch file tool? the tool is under where you type in a thread past the smilies right below options attach the file so we can all see it here .
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Old 03-08-2005, 09:32 PM   #6
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here is what it looks like
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Old 03-08-2005, 09:50 PM   #7
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Thats what I used.
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Old 04-08-2005, 12:07 AM   #8
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i dont know why . am i the only one that cant see or can any of you other guys see it or is it just me ? even when i save target as it says failed
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Old 04-08-2005, 06:03 AM   #9
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Nope, I get the same here...
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Old 04-08-2005, 12:02 PM   #10
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I'm only seeing the very bottom part of the screen shot - try it as a JPEG.
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Old 04-08-2005, 03:50 PM   #11
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Sorry for the problems. I am pretty new to lightwave and I am having some other issues with this model but i am a perfectionist and pay attention to every detail so. I am going to be working on it for a while.

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Old 04-08-2005, 04:18 PM   #12
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If you want to make an area look more square, then you could bandsaw the rounded polygons close to the area you want to look squarer. Maybe someone else can explain this better or has any better ideas?
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Old 04-08-2005, 04:21 PM   #13
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Okay here's a box with a similar kind of smooth shift in it to illustrate the point...
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Old 04-08-2005, 04:23 PM   #14
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...and here's the same box with a bandsaw through the hole to square it off a little.... hope that helps to illustrate...
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Old 04-08-2005, 04:26 PM   #15
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Oops - forgot to attach the pic
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