If anyone is interested in doing 3d models of woodturnings I figured
out how to do it with Google's free Sketchup software.

www.turnedoutright.com

you can buy an older version of turbo cadd on ebay for under $30 - there is
a "revolve" command - draw 1/2 profile and choose revolve and you can then
see your work in 3-D - fast, reasonably painless (once you know the secret
word "revolve") -
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If anyone is interested in doing 3d models of woodturnings I figured
out how to do it with Google's free Sketchup software.

www.turnedoutright.com



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William Noble said:

you can buy an older version of turbo cadd on ebay for under $30 - there is
a "revolve" command - draw 1/2 profile and choose revolve and you can then
see your work in 3-D - fast, reasonably painless (once you know the secret
word "revolve") -

In AutoCAD, you may draw a complex 2D line shape and convert it into a
stepped 360 degree 3D poly using the Lathe command - Go figure...


Greg G.

Adobe Illustrator has a 3D Revolve command too; I do my basic profiles
using Bezier curves and then revolve them if someone else wants to see
what it'll look like. Not that Illustrator is cheap or intuitive,
unless you use it for other things; but it's what I happen to have,
and it does a great job!