Need help making a turn for an arch... description inside.

[Stickmna]

So what I am essentially making is an exposed sewer pipe that turns. I remember doing this in the past, but I haven't mapped in a long while so I am learning the most basic crap again.

Here is essentially what I'm trying to accomplish: [url]http://img3.imageshack.us/i/dumbquestion.jpg/[/url]

I think that should explain what I want to do.

I would appreciate help on this, maybe a diagram describing how to do it, or a point in the right direction.

[avwos]

[IMG]http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/9063/thingy.png[/IMG]

Something like this.

Basically, get a pipe, cut it down, then clip it so it's a section, like in the picture, then copy-paste it, rotating it as you do.

It's hard, time consuming, but looks pretty good when done.

Hope this helps... Which it proably didn't.

[hexpunK]

Torus tool? It can make pipe like things with curves in fairly easily.

[Stickmna]

Could you just clarify the picture a little?

Not quite sure what you mean when you give the example and say 'cut it like this so it fits the 90 degree angle.

I may have found a way to do it- essentially tracing the outer edge of a spike, but right not it does not look very good.

[editline]09:19PM[/editline]

Nope, the way I tries failed spectacularly, so I am still open to suggestions.

[hexpunK]

Seriously, try the Torus primitive, it might take some tweaking, but it can make curved piping.

[Stickmna]

[QUOTE=hexpunK;18407901]Seriously, try the Torus primitive, it might take some tweaking, but it can make curved piping.[/QUOTE]

I'm not trying to make curved piping- tying to make an exposed pipe the player climbs out of though.

[GiGaBiTe]

In all honesty, it would be better as a model. Using sloped brushes at funny angles is going to lead to rounding errors (among other things) and look generally terrible.

[Stickmna]

[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;18411633]In all honesty, it would be better as a model. Using sloped brushes at funny angles is going to lead to rounding errors (among other things) and look generally terrible.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I rejected that idea in favor of something hopefully more interesting.