momodot opened this issue on Mar 28, 2007 ยท 9 posts
Rosemaryr posted Thu, 29 March 2007 at 9:50 AM
For a full 3d approach: Get Knotplot at: http://knotplot.com/download/ Open almost any knot, Make sure you are using the 'smooth' setting, give it more segements (increase both the cyl-rad and nseg settings), jump over to the 'Surf' tab, move the 'vcn' slider to give yourself a variable radius on the model, then back to the "Main" tab, and hit the "B" dynamics button and the "Go" (at the bottom of the Control Panel). This will make it wriggle a lot. Hit "Stop" when you feel it looks right, and you will have a very good likeness of a intestinal tract. Export the model. Voila! For an example of what it looks, like see these (I used a simple knot for these): "Taproot" http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=618708 "Exposed By The Tide" http://excalibur.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=616433 Give it a good texture and there you have it.