"Peter Popov" <pet### [at] vipbg> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 8 Sep 2002 20:09:46 +0100, "Mark Hanford"
> <mar### [at] theinternetcom> wrote:
>
> >I realise (I think) that I could add a point at <0,0> and <0, 56>, but
then
> >cutting a hole in the side would still reveal the hollow nature of the
> >shape...
>
> For starters, try it and see what happens. You might be surprised :)

OOOoooohhh.  I see...

That's clever - so I guess that if the spline is "closed" to <0,*> then the
shape becomes "solid"...


>
> Next, read section 9.1.1.9 of the manual: "How do I make an object
> hollow?" If that still doesn't help, don't hesitate to ask for help -
> that's what these groups are for.
I understand (I think) the concept of hollowness wrt POV, your first
suggestion was spot-on.  I wanted to CSG out of the lathe object and for it
to appear solid, not like a shell...


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