Hmm, I haven't tried anything like this. I think any procedure can be 
programmed for AutoCAD using AutoLISP/VisualLISP. Now that I'm into Inventor 
(I believe it's a lot like ProE), I use Visual Basic (actually VBA) and 
things go very smoothly. I prefer AutoCAD though, because with AutoCAD2POV I 
can export POV code. With Inventor the interpretor program (export directly 
to POV) runs $500, so I haven't taken that step yet. On a side note if 
anyone knows of a free interpretor please fill me in.

LISP allows you to right routines to handle the tedius operations. I use it 
for complex tasks where the potential for error is high, like creating helix 
curves, or truss objects. However, even after creating a very complex object 
you can take the console command list and generate a LISP routine (if so 
inclined). I haven't had a reason to do that yet, either.

- Grim

"Shay" <sah### [at] simcopartscom> wrote in message 
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> Thomas Lake wrote:
>>
>> However the "bevel edges" option available in many mesh and nurbs 
>> modelers will instantly round sharp corners on a surprisingly large 
>> number of complex objects.
>
> I'm not suggesting that rounding mesh corners is by any means a novel 
> idea. Consider this in the same vein as radiosity or media tweaking. 
> Nothing new, just getting everything just right for a specific instance.
>
> I think that it's easy for something to be beautiful when it's made very 
> well. I never intended to do anything with this except mess with the 
> edges, but I think the result is very attractive.
>
> /The knobby shape and a sort of a low-key, Nintendo, cartoon violence vibe 
> with the stars and brightish colors keep bringing the term 'monkey fist' 
> to mind./
>
> The "perfect" corners IMO make this more interesting than it would 
> otherwise be. I think it might even look good in a little 5" frame, though 
> not my taste for wall decoration.
>
>> Nice work.
>
> Thank you.
>
>  -Shay

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