# CAD peepers

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [February 25, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592 "2006-02-25T11:42:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592/1 "2006-02-25T11:42:11Z")

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I need to create a mesh. I have a spline and basically need a mesh thats the shape of the spline, not a square mesh inside the spline. Kind of like ofsetting the spline progressivly smaller and doing a rulesurf between each offset. I need it to be a mesh so that I can edit it in 3DSMax.

anyone\>?

Thanks in advance…

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**Author:** ![MonteCarloChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MonteCarloChick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MonteCarloChick)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592/2 "2006-02-25T12:43:26Z")

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I wish I could help… but I had to comment because my bird’s name was Peepers (RIP)

😛

Good luck

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**Author:** ![avs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@avs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/avs)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592/3 "2006-02-25T13:30:24Z")

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I cant help you with 3D studio max, but i can help you with solidworks, pro/e or catia.

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592/4 "2006-02-25T13:44:27Z")

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word I suck at teh 3D max…solidworks or inventor i could be helpful

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**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592/5 "2006-02-25T14:08:10Z")

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are you drawing it in 3Dsmax? Or importing it to 3dsmax?

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**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592/6 "2006-02-25T15:03:00Z")

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importing to 3dmax

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592/7 "2006-02-25T21:16:43Z")

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well now u tell us

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**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592/8 "2006-02-25T21:23:34Z")

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lol i sux, still cant figure it out though

basically i want a mesh thats not square

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**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cad-peepers/8592/9 "2006-02-25T22:23:15Z")

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Are saying the problem is… you draw a 3D object with a ‘surface’, export it to a .3ds format, and then try importing it to 3dsmax where it isn’t interpreted as a surface, but as splines? In otherwords, you can’t apply a material/bitmap to it?

for further reference… check out [www.cadtutor.net/forum](http://www.cadtutor.net/forum) for a lot of answers to questions that have likely been asked before.