The Rendering Times: Topas Try Me's -- Desk Lamp

Topas Try Me's: Desk Lamp (Continued again)

6. The glass sides of the lamp are relatively simple. Some of the actions you perfomed in the last section are repeated here.

BUILD -- SIMPLE -- POLYGON

Line -- 12" at 90 degrees
Line -- 13.5" at 180 degrees
Tangent Circle -- 6" radius, set 180 degrees and chose the outside curve
Line -- 13.5" at 0 degrees

BUILD -- COMPLEX -- BEVEL POLYGON

You get a 4 x 4 diagram of options, choose the preset that is on the far right, second row.
Set for a 1.5 inch bevel.

Next you will want to make a rectangle long and wide enough to cover the beveled end of the object we just made. If you have the grid on, you can easily line up the first line of the beveled object with the edge of the new rectangle.

BUILD -- SIMPLE -- RECTANGLE

MODIFY -- MOVE (Ctrl - F8)

New rectangle to align as described, and shown in the example.

MODIFY -- DRILL OBJECT

Select the 'beveled' object first, and the new rectangle as the cutting polygon second.
Set the options: Drill to depth = No, Create inside surface = YES, Keep drilling polygon = No.

BUILD -- COMPLEX -- MIRROR

Select the new "glass" object and input 90 degrees.

If you haven't been saving your work regularly now is a good time.

7. Now, we assemble all the parts that we have made, and get warm fuzzy feelings at being able to see progress.

MODIFY -- SHOW ALL

We need to get the glass set correctly in the screen.

MODIFY -- MATCH

Select the screen first, then one 'piece' of glass. Object center to object center.

Repeat for the other 'piece' of glass.

MODIFY -- MOVE (Ctrl - F8)

Move the Glass until the the straight edge comes just to the edge of the center cut out of the screen. Do this with both pieces.

Remember that holding the 'Shift' key makes moving at 90 degree angles much more easy.

BUILD -- GROUPS --NEW GROUP

Group together the glass pieces and the screen.

MODIFY -- MOVE (Ctrl - F8)

Move the 'hood' group until it is just touching the glass/screen group.

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