Think so, if I follow this thread right.  Use a cylinder {-y,y,1
scale<whatever>} for the column, then other cylinders circling it with
negative strength.  Watch out for the Insert menu when using it to start off
a 'blob', apparently wrong with radius and strength switched.  Compare to
the Scene help Doc.

Bob

Andrea Ryan <ary### [at] global2000net> wrote in message
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> Would the main body of the column have to be a blob for this method to be
> used?
> Brendan Ryan
>
> Peter Popov wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 23 Oct 1999 21:25:42 -0500, Chris Huff
> > <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> >
> > >Rounding off the sharp edges will take a bit more work, but it
shouldn't
> > >be too hard. I will work on that.
> >
> > If you use a blob with negative components to cut out the rooves
> > you'll spare yourself the trouble of heavy trig calcs to smooth those
> > edges out, methinks.
> >
> > Peter Popov
> > ICQ: 15002700
>

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