iExchange Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Good day everyone, I have drawn a line, applied Extrude modifier to it and now it became like this: However I want the shape of it to be a solid rounded tube, how can I get this effect? Thank you very much and sorry for this noob question, I really dont know what tool to use as i'm really new to 3ds max, I have used it for just a week only. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 1. Undo the Extrude until you get back to the spline segment 2. Open up the Rendering palette and check "Enable in Renderer" and "Enable in Viewport" as shown in the image below 3. Adjust the "Thickness" to get the size you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iExchange Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Thank you very very much! But what if I want it to be more round? Currently its a little bit too flat Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 But what if I want it to be more round? Change the number of "Sides". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Dshamyr Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 how about using chamfer? just click the edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 You can't chamfer it because it's a line. You would have to apply an "Edit Poly" modifier first. But it's much easier to just change the number of sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raudel Solis Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 You can't chamfer it because it's a line. You would have to apply an "Edit Poly" modifier first. But it's much easier to just change the number of sides. True @ Cad64 how about using chamfer? just click the edge @ 3Dshamyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jove87 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 actually you just need to use bend to bend your tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 He didn't have a tube, he had a spline. And you can't create a "U" shape like that by simply bending a tube. You would have to bend the tube to get half of the "U", then apply a symmetry modifier to mirror across for the other half, then convert to editable poly and bridge the gap between the two bent tubes, then extrude the two legs down. So it's not quite so simple as just bending a tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spumantii Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Use Fillet in the editable spline options, while selecting spline verts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURTI Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hi just use command rec for rectangle then you will get option (chamfer/elevation/filetthikness/width) for purpose of chamfer use c and fill the chamfer size in both and specifiy first chamfer distance is a y direction and second specify distance is for x direction..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 PURTI, this is the 3D Studio Max section. You are giving advice for Autocad. What you have presented will not work in Studio Max. Please be aware of what part of the forum you are in before giving advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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