A few months before my GF showed up, I remember reading a post about some software that could make models like the following…
It allows the user to design two of the vertebrae and it would interpolate the ones in between.
I have spent over a day pouring over these forums and the internet in general and I cannot find the post or the software/website. It was a comment, not the primary topic. If anyone can point me back to that post, I would greatly appreciate it.
What I’m thinking of was something that would create those 2.5D critters/skeletons. It was specifically for that. Loft and Slicer is an interesting alternative.
I played with it a little bit months ago, but I’ve replaced my PC since then and can’t find it.
Slicer has limited formatting options. It only slices on fixed axis or radially. It would not slice along a curve like you’ve shown @esteele, with the ribs following the curve of the spine.
That’s a useful topic. I hadn’t read that one yet. However, that’s not it either. This wasn’t a function of one of our commonly used tools. It’s functionality was somewhat limited, but focused only on generating the those kinds of models. It had a 3D WYSIWYG front end.
Don’t spend a lot of time on this. It was one of those things that you either caught it or you didn’t. For some reason, I’m thinking it was a web-site.
I know what you mean. I don’t have any particular project in mind. I just know that I want to try this 2.5D method of designing and see what I can come up with.