Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 5-12:
Multiply | Extend | Lathe
activates the Lathe tool.
Figure 5-13: Lathe also
works with splines (curves
— also known sometimes as
“rails”) to quickly create
rather neat-looking chalices
and other “turned” objects.
(The Sketch tool (
Create |
Curves | Sketch
) was used
to quickly draw the curve
that was then lathed with
the same settings as the disc
in Figure 5-11.)
Figure 5-14: The Offset field lets you “skew” the lathe operation, letting you create springs and
other nifty doodads! (Remember that you can enter a mathematical formula into any of
LightWave's Numeric input fields. So, if, as in this illustration, you didn't quite know what five
complete revolutions would be in degrees, just enter
360*5
, and let LightWave come up with
1800.0º for you.)
