Waldo,

Not sure I understand the question, but I'll babble a little bit about tips and see if that helps. If not, let me know.

Tip objects orient their Z-axis along the strands length. So if you have a bunch of strands and you want a disc that looks like there is a pancake on the top of each strand, draw a disc in the VM that lies in the XY plane. If you want it to look like stop signs, draw a disc in the YZ or XZ plane.

Does that help?

Regards,
Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
3D plug-ins for Carrara
http://digitalcarversguild.com

Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara and LightWave plug-ins