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Old 09-01-2007, 11:01 PM
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Rivet Line Detail

Hello All,

Finished some experiments on achieving rivet line detail and came up with a method that's not too difficult to achieve. The results below show an artifact of a low resolution image for the reflected environment but it's enough to show the effect of both the rivet and a the panel line detail. The rivet detail is accomplished by laying down the row as an "array along a curve" which is a projected curve on the nacelle surface. Although a little tedious it is simple and can be retained within a 3D layer...,

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