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From: "J. David Johnson" <jdavid@infinet.com>
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Subject: Re: easy way to make bolts in metal?
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>Now you can use the Particle Clone macro/plug-in (or sometihng like that
>-- it lets you replace a each point in the current layer with an object in
>another layer.)
>>
This would get closer, but the bolts would all be oriented in one direction.
In order to orient them "directly out" from the surface, select the edge
points of on side. Copy to a different layer, select in order and make curve.
Orient your bolt object so that it's side is facing the direction you
want to make copies in. And then use rail clone.
Select uniform lengths and it should give you what you're looking for.
(Altho the bolts may not be exactly perpendicular to the surface, they
should be close enough for all but the closest shots...)
Another alternative? How about bump & texture mapping 'em, if you don't get
