Mac vs. PC

As an avid PC promoter for years and years with the outcome of OSX I was easiy swayed to the light side of the foce and am now strongly pro-Mac. I know I'm behind the times, and I don't have cable, so I just discovered these Mac/PC videos on Apple's website. They're really clever and a number of them made me laugh out loud.

Follow this link to view them and... enjoy!

(I recommend Meant for Work among others... "I'm crying myself to sleep mode...")

Purple Rain Luminaire .pdf

Unfortunately "Foster" prints dark and my oh-so-clever lyrics to "Purple Rain" didn't show up in my printed version of this project. Click on the image to take a closer look...

FormZ Demo work-around.

A purple cluster. Not quite like my modeled pieces but as close as I could get considering...


Without access to FormZ at home I decided to give the demo a try. I wasn't able to save but I was able to take screen shots... until it crashed and I lost my model. Lucky me... I was able to make a number of captures before things went south.

Light-right?

This is the result of another 120 minutes of work. It is coming together but I need to find a way to get more of a diffuse glow on the various layers of "lamp-shade". I'd like to get more funky than the existing series of tubes but want to get the light right first. I'm thinking more glowing surfaces are in order.

Tool Tutorial Time

The Revolve Tool
Objects of revolution are derivative objects created from a 2D shape, called a source shape that is rotated (revolved) around an axes (the axis of revolution). Depending on the location of the axis of revolution in relation to the source object, different types of objects of revolution can be created.


Using the revolve tool I rotated the white derivitive objects around the "purple" lines that act as the axis of revolution. The lines act as an axis for the lines to revolve around. (Be sure to click the images to get a larger view of what is going on)



The jagged line became a facetted object while the curvy "bell" was rendered as a smooth object. (Both smooth and facetted styles are selectable in the "revolve" setting.)



I found a handy help forum at formz.com while searching for info on the revolve tool... Enjoy!