how to make a 'bent/curved' solid/surface?

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by R. Hamm, Jan 7, 2006.

  1. R. Hamm

    R. Hamm Guest

    I used the VBA "map2globe and created a 3D globe.
    Take Australia for example:
    It is made from a polyline, the outline is curved to fit the planet, I
    can't figure out what entity to use to make a curved solid or surface
    to be able to render or 'shademode' it.
    How can I do this?
    Thanks much.
    R. Hamm
     
    R. Hamm, Jan 7, 2006
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  2. R. Hamm

    R. Hamm Guest

    I think I have a way...
    make a 10'D sphere, SUBTRACT a 9'-11 3/4"sphere from it, now I have a
    shell.
    PROJECT the continent outline to a flat plane and extrude it about an
    inch thick.
    INTERFERE to make a curved solid.
    tada!
    R. Hamm
     
    R. Hamm, Jan 7, 2006
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