Preserved Topic: Straightening lines (Page 1 of 1)

Hey all.
I'm trying to make this globe like image (you know... wire frame globes), but I don't want curved lines, I want them straight. Is there an easier way to do this other than making a smooth globe and using it as a reference for where to draw straight lines?

I have a funny feeling I didn't make any sense... ugh... oh well..



- the big wannbe, me -

Something like either of these?



The first one is just Line tool, Elliptical Marque + Edit > Stroke. The second one is a copy of the first one, but with Spherize tossed in.

EXACTLY like that, but with straight lines... like this, but not as ugly and flat... (see, i can do it the LONG way... i'm just wondering if there's a short way)....
http://www27.brinkster.com/fallasee/asylum/this.html

How did you get the 2nd one to have the angle?

- the big wannbe, me -

Might want to try a grid and Spherize. See Phong's tut. Or are you looking for more a "globe" look? If you are looking for more of a globe look, let me know.

In my above example, the polar map is actually bigger than what I'm showing. I made a circular selection off center, Spherize, Selection > Inverst (ctrl + shift + i), fill with black (or delete, I can't remember which).

BTW, if you have a 3D prog, that's probably the way to go.



[This message has been edited by warjournal (edited 03-27-2002).]

Man, I'm confused.

he wants a boxy round thingy. He wants it to be a sphere, but he wants the lines to all be straight, not curved... so it would not be a round smooth sphere. Right?

no quick easy way to do that in PS, you need a 3d program to get it perfect.

. . .

When you run Spherize, there is a drop-down at the bottom. Maybe that's the way to go, but I'm still confused.

I'm still confused too.

But, if you want what I think you want, no - there is no shortway.

Of course the "long" way - drawing a dozen straight lines or so..... - is *not* very long. You could have done it several times over by now

Yeah... it is a wee bit of a confusing topic isn't it? I think the jist of the matter is that it ain't gonna be easy. Thanks for all the help from those who could follow my poopy descriptions of what I was after

- the big wannbe, me -

he said "poopy" eeeek

'stone him'

No stoning unless you say Jehova

- the big wannbe, me -

What?

Is the word we`re looking for here metahedron ?

Only way I can think of is set a bunch of guides, crossing on the vertices, and use the pencil tool.

It is a basic shape in any 3D prog, however.

If that was not the word we`re looking for... nevermind.
<edit> Or, you could use Warjournal`s method, and draw straight lines between the vertices on a new layer.</edit>




[This message has been edited by docilebob (edited 03-29-2002).]

JEHOVA!

when´s the stoning???

or.......just draw straight lines in the first place

*wails a stone at overlord*
Jeez... don't say jehovah

NOTE: for those that don't get that joke, watch Monty Python's, "Life of Brian"

Yeah, I used a rounded globe for a reference. It worked out pretty snazzy thanks again guys

- the big wannbe, me -

Can you show us the final result? My curiosity is still burning.

Warjournal,
It might be a while, but when I do, I'll post it.

- the big wannbe, me -

Hmm, I'd usually do something like what you describe by creating a sphere in some (any) 3D application, and then taking a screen capture in wireframe mode. Add shading to taste!

Your pal, -doc-

Here we go... what I have so far ::: http://www27.brinkster.com/fallasee/asylum/ball.html
I think the larger version that I have on my hard drive looks a hell of a lot better.. but whatever... 1px lines don't down downsize overly graet. You live and you learn, right?

Yo Doc! Yeah, after bumbling around with PS for a while trying to get a really keen sphere, I thought I'd go the screen capture route. Well, it turns out the only decent (free) 3d program I know of has just gone offline. i.e. Blender.

Ah well... I look at this as a challenge

- the big wannbe, me -

[This message has been edited by fallacy (edited 03-30-2002).]

Hey, if all you need is screen captures, check out http://www.rhino3d.com/ - it's not the best for rendering (I'm told? Or was that the other way around?) but the evaluation copy will work for you, their copy protection will only let you save 25 times, but that shouldn't be an iussue here.

Your pal, -doc-

Might also want to check out Nendo

Looks pretty tasty, DB. Downloading demo right now.

Honestly, WJ, the rendering engine sucks, but I love the interface.

I'm gonna post my thoughts on it some time tonight over in the 3D forum.

Here's a render that should help.

blender sphere render (wireframe mode)



[This message has been edited by silence (edited 04-02-2002).]