Fan (2019)
Posted: 2019-Apr-27 4:51
This script demonstrates two independent rotations of hierarchically linked objects. It creates parts of a fan and the extending, blades rotation, and head-shaking animation.
How can we obtain the 3D shape of a blade? trueSpace has various tools to model such shape, but an easy way to make similar shape is to use the intersection of a cone and a cylinder.

Please note that the cone's axis of rotation and the cylinder's one are not on a plane.


The image above is the section of the cone after BooleanIntersectionWithCurrobj().

Sliced the section with a cylinder with the same shape.

It's not difficult to add hierarchical rotation for trueSpace as long as the grouping of parts is done properly.


How can we obtain the 3D shape of a blade? trueSpace has various tools to model such shape, but an easy way to make similar shape is to use the intersection of a cone and a cylinder.

Please note that the cone's axis of rotation and the cylinder's one are not on a plane.


The image above is the section of the cone after BooleanIntersectionWithCurrobj().

Sliced the section with a cylinder with the same shape.

It's not difficult to add hierarchical rotation for trueSpace as long as the grouping of parts is done properly.






