How do you create a 3-d object ?

[me o my]

I am desperately trying to find out how to draw a 3-d shape.

ie, make a cube instead of a square. I'm sure its something simple.

Please help.

[Pappy]

me o my,

Well....Freehand is a 2-d drawing application. You can simulate 3-d by
actually drawing what looks to be a cube, but the drawing will still be a
"flat" 2-d shape. You will not be able to modify the "cube" by merely rotating
it on an axis as you could in a true 3-d application. Sorry, but unless you
know how to draw, you are out of luck in this application.

Pappy

[Rich Hudgins]

Actually in FHMX there is a 3D Extrude tool to do just this.

Rich

Pappy wrote:

> me o my,
>
> Well....Freehand is a 2-d drawing application. You can simulate 3-d by
> actually drawing what looks to be a cube, but the drawing will still be a
> "flat" 2-d shape. You will not be able to modify the "cube" by merely rotating
> it on an axis as you could in a true 3-d application. Sorry, but unless you
> know how to draw, you are out of luck in this application.
>
> Pappy
>

[darrel]

> Actually in FHMX there is a 3D Extrude tool to do just this.

Which, again, just draws a fake 2-D image that sort-of looks like a 3-d
object.

-Darrel

[Rich Hudgins]

So does a 3D modeling program, but both give you the ability to rotate
the object to whatever side/angle you want. Unless you are using some
hologram imaging system that allows you to view all sides by walking
around it.

Rich

darrel wrote:

>>Actually in FHMX there is a 3D Extrude tool to do just this.

>
>
> Which, again, just draws a fake 2-D image that sort-of looks like a 3-d
> object.
>
> -Darrel
>
>

[Bill]

On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 10:48:31 -0500, Rich Hudgins
<rich@nospam-weiss-associates.com> wrote:

> So does a 3D modeling program, but both give you the ability to rotate
> the object to whatever side/angle you want. Unless you are using some
> hologram imaging system that allows you to view all sides by walking
> around it.

...which even then is a 2D image by the time it hits your retina.


--
Bill
FHMX/Win98/Athlon2100+/512M