Notching a surface around a circle.

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jcoyle: Member; 9 posts; Joined: April 2006; Offline

Oct. 24, 2008 4:04 p.m.

Hi,

I'm trying to model something like this image. The circular part that screws up and down, and has a notched edge so your thumb can grip it.

Can someone point me in the right direction for procedurally notching a surface like this?

thanks,
joey

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mark: Staff; 2674 posts; Joined: July 2005; Offline

Oct. 24, 2008 4:27 p.m.

jcoyle
Hi,

I'm trying to model something like this image. The circular part that screws up and down, and has a notched edge so your thumb can grip it.

Can someone point me in the right direction for procedurally notching a surface like this?

thanks,
joey

This is a modeling trick that I can do! (I'm not very good at modeling)

Change the number of divisions on the circle SOP to get more or fewer notches.

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goldfarb: Staff; 3465 posts; Joined: July 2005; Offline

Oct. 24, 2008 5:27 p.m.

a displacement map might be a better solution depending on your needs…

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