Am a newbie to 3-d modeling software & cad software.
Am looking to use Sculptris for presentation of ideas to clients of
abstract sculptures – see attached jpeg of sample sculpture to see what I am
trying to do.
Am interested to make sure that when I carve a stone block that the design
generated in Sculptris will closely approximate the size of the block. Want to
make sure before I start promising a sculpture to a client from a design in
Sculptris that it is doable in the real world. In addition, want to make sure
that the design is actually carveable (can get my hands into all the tricky
places to chisel & sand).
To make sure it is doable in the real world how do I put a template/ruler
over the work area that approximates what the size of design I am dealing with
is? For example, my next block to work on is a 24” x 24” x 36” tall block of
stone to carve. The aspect ratio of the stone could be seen as 1:1:1.5. Or
is there a ruler I could use that is set on both the x, y, & z axis
(analogous to Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop) to make sure that the fantastic
design I come up with will fit within the parameters of the existing stone.
Would hate to blithely start carving a design on a block of stone to find out it
does not work & ruin a 2,000 lb block of stone. That would be about a
$4,000 oops – like to avoid those kind of mistakes.
If there is no way to do this in Sculptris are there plug-ins that will do this??
Thanks, Carl