Often, when I see certain posts on the forum, I’m really inspired by them. I see things that I wouldn’t have thought of, or just think are useful or cool. I see problems people have, and how people help overcome them. I see new extensions (to me) being used to good effect. I often act on this info a…

The Union Jack, in grey and black… [union jack]

True colours too, red, white and blue… [union jack rwb 2]

With a different starting shape, could you make that into internally lettered Brighton Rock? It’s an old traditional British seaside candy stick, with a twist along its whole length, inside and outside. [image] http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/625d16eb40424890908246b55043854b/a-stick-of-brighton-rock-pictu…

Mmm, I’m as British as they come, but I’ve never noticed the twisted lettering I just scoff the stuff! I’m thinking curve maker to create a helix and then use it as a path for Follow Me…I’ll try anything, once. (within reason!) I say that because Fredo-twist does seem to have its downfalls with too…

Something like this? [brighton_rock_candy]

Well, I’m not myself now certain that the lettering twists internally, but I always THOUGHT it does. Haven’t eaten any for so long, I don’t really remember now. And yes, something VERY like that - but if you do section cuts along the length, does the lettering: a. go right through? and b. twist…

John, yes I am in the U.K. and very much a night owl! Hence the late reply. This leads me to believe the letters are not twisted, not to say I can’t try though. http://sayitwithasweetie.co.uk/how-rock-is-made/

if the outside has a twist, then so do the letters… there are some old Pathe´ films for Briton Rock on YouTube… although this ones not twisted, you can see it would be impossible to have straight text and a twisted skin… ['London Rock' Making Candy Factory (1957) | British Pathé] joh…

[image] john_mcclenahan: but if you do section cuts along the length, does the lettering: a. go right through? and b. twist? I kind of got it to work with a test. As expected Fredo-Twist wreaked havoc with the letters. I used the curve maker (helix), and upright extruder method. The result…

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Very quick to draw, using the twist tool from the Fredo-Scale toolset, a little favourite of mine…

Some place for free .skp with vray lighting configured

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