Hi everyone/anyone

title says it all really - I need a hollow cylinder (not like a torus), which I can use for props etc.  I'd really appreciate a link or three (Hi Acadia, lol) where I can get one.

cheers

Sheila

Attached Link: http://www.morphography.uk.vu/dlmagic.html

Try my Magic Tube - it has morphs, too!

Well shoot Bob! Ya beat me! I was gonna go into a short tutorial on taking the Poser 4 Cylinder and using the grouping tool to give the ends of the Cylinders new groups separate from the sides group and spawning her very own cylinder with removable ends prop. Guess there's no need now.

Blows imaginary smoke from end of imaginary gun barrel ;) Go on, post your tutorial anyway! It has applications for more than just making a hollow cylinder.

Attached Link: Joe's Poser Primitives

Hi,

I have a couple of Poser primitives in my free download area:

http://www.joes3dfantasyworlds.com/down/primitives/primitives01.htm

among them there is a morphing ring as well, you can adjust the thickness.

you may need to scale it in y-direction to adjust it.

or you may use my tubes.

hope this helps :)

 

thanx guys, just what I was looking for!  Could do with tut tho, Mizrael - would come in v. handy (maybe if I can get my head round making props!)

thanx English Bob - I've d/l the magic tube - I'm off to have a play now

Sheila

It's really quite simple, especialy with the primatives props that come with Poser. You simply load the primative into your working window, click on the grouping tool. Click the "New Group" button and create a group called Cylinder and add all the polygons from the side of the cylinder.

Create a second group called ends or two groups called top & Bottom and add the polygons for the ends to these groups.

Then click on the "Spawn Props" button.

Delete the original cylinder and you have left over an open cylinder with either two props called top & bottom or one prop called ends. You can then group them back together in the Heirchy window and the ends can open and close. Whallah. Simple as Sugar! Easy as Pie!

Oh I forgot to mention that if you want to learn how the joint editor works. This new prop is a great place to start. Simply click on "Show Origin" on the parameter dials window for the top prop and bottom prop. Then open the joint editor from the Menu up top under thw Window selection and move the origin point of each end to the sides of the cylinder and once they're parented to the cylyinder depending on which way you moved the origin you should get lids that open by rotating on either the x, y or z axis.

thanx Mizrael - v much appreciate yr help - off I go to play again ;-)

This is the sort of thing that the free modeler would come in handy for. Wings3D, would be a good start.

Thanks for the freebies Jenay!