CimmiC

i need to make a right turn in this pipe to make it leave the screen... any help on up'n quality of pipe or makin that bend would be GREAT!!!

keep up...

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Hercules

CimmiC This tut can give you an answer.
http://www.ultraweaver.com/tutorials/3dbarII/index.htm

CimmiC

thanks, i'll check it out, and post once i get it correct... keep up...

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Blinky2004

Here's another way, if you're looking to have sharp corners on your pipes.

Image 1: create a pipe.
Image 2: duplicate the pipe.
Image 3: rotate the 2nd pipe 90 degrees, and move it into place.
Image 4: add a Layer Mask to the 2nd pipe and select just the corner.
Image 5: with the layer mask active, fill the selection with black to hide the corner.

If you're happy with the results, then you can safely "Apply" the mask to the layer permanently. You can also merge down the 2 pipe layers into 1.


The double pipe image below show that one of your pipes must extend higher then the other, in order to have bent angles on both pipes.

To make this part simple, first make sure that your pipe is extended a fair distance; to allow for part of it to be removed.
Then just select around your entire first bent pipe and press Ctrl+Shift+C. Then paste the merged copy back into the document. It will be given its own new layer. Move this layer below the first pipe layers, and also move the pasted pipe into place beside the first pipe.

Hope this makes sense. :B

Chillin

Crazy!! I did not think of it to be soo easy. BUT.....what about a curved corner? How would you do that?

Hercules

There is a link in the post above how to make a curved corner.
BTW, nice new avatar. [righton]

Squeeze

this might be worth looking at also ....

http://www.photoshopgurus.info/forum...opic.php?t=302

Squeeze

edit: double post! sorry [sleepy]

PAKMN

Dont think link above was made for photoshop,dont seem to have the modify, punch, function, on photoshop that I can see.

Hercules

I put that link to give Cimmic C an idea. Here is one that I did in PS. It needs more work.. The corner is done by using filter polar coordinates.