Yet more new stuff.....

Our animation is based around postcards so I needed to model a display stand to hold them. It would of been tricky to use set 3DsMax shapes so I decided to try the Sweep Tool.
I first sketched spline curves in 3 dimensions....
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Then selected the Sweep Modifier. This sends a set profile along the spline. I then selected a circular profile and set an appropriate radius.

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Once the single postcard holder was modelled, I copied at around at 60 degrees to give cluster of 6.

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The cluster was then copied up 5 times and internal supports added....
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Here's a rough test render showing some cards on display.........

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For the postcards, we'll be using the Rotoscope technique to animate the imges running animated clips. I hope nobody copies this idea as it's looks really cool :o)

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