3D Polygons 2626 Responses

Last post: 3 years, 5 months ago | Thread started: Jan 7, 10, 4:50 p.m.

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• Meeklo

  Hello
  I'm working on a logo that needs to be based from a 3D Polygon, more specifically a tetrakaidecagon (14 sides)

  I was wondering if anyone knows of a good source where I can copy/ trace the basic (accurate) shape, I don't really know any 3D apps, and illustrator will do a tetrakaidecagon but its flat, and kinda looks like a circle with straight edges.

  I know it's kinda weird request, but I'm going through google images and most of the shapes are flat or not accurate polygons so, maybe someone knows here?

  I would love this in vector format, but at this point I don't mind tracing it from a small gif, it doesn't look like it would be hard to do if I had the right image.

  thanks in advance!

  Just to illustrate:
  this is what I usually find: (flat)
  

  

  Looking for something like this: (3d)
  

  

  Jan 7, 10, 4:50 p.m. – Permalink

• ESKEMA

  i think most 3d softwares do this as easily as you do the flat one in illustrator.
  maybe try and install some demo and try to create it rotate and find the best angle.

  • recently formatted my machine and have no 3d soft installed at the moment, otherwise I would help ya– ESKEMA1/2

    thanks eskema!
    I was hoping to find it online anyways– Meeklo2/2

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 4:55 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  yeah, I think this should be pretty easy to achieve on 3D but, to be honest I'm intimidated by 3D apps, I would love to do some of the stuff people here do w c4d, on a budget I downloaded a copy of some free modeling software for mac, and I couldn't figure it out.

  so I figure I can stick to what I know..
  ;(

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 4:58 p.m. – Permalink

• AMOK

  I just found this. I think the top right one is a tetrakaidecagon.

  http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6sGaGP…

  • nice!
    some of the sides look uneven though (not accurate) but that's exactly the kind of 3d I'm looking for– Meeklo1/6

    after– Meeklo2/6

    ahhh now I am not so sure...
    Its hard to count the sides.– AMOK3/6

    its possible that is may never be a symmetrical shape?
    – AMOK4/6

    I think its possible, what I mean by accurate is that is hmm.. mathematically exact?– Meeklo5/6

    sorry, english is not my first language– Meeklo6/6

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 4:59 p.m. – Permalink

• ESKEMA

  http://www.wolframalpha.com/inpu…

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:07 p.m. – Permalink

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:11 p.m. – Permalink

• ismith

  Download free version of Sketchup if none of the above do what you want. You could get the basic shape and just export to Illy.

  • thanks man! I will keep this as an option– Meeklo

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:12 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  Eskema:

  That link looks like it could work, but I'm a bit confused, are all those 14 sides? not that you should know, for some reason I thought there was going to be one shape only, but now that I think about it (and after browsing a little) they could be any shape huh?

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:17 p.m. – Permalink

• inkpink

  14 sides 3D would be pretty basic, no? could almost just as easy draw it.

  

  • yes, that's exactly what I want to do, but I need the basic shape (is this it?)– Meeklo1/3

    that's 14 sides by my count– inkpink2/3

    thanks mang, downloaded!
    cheers– Meeklo3/3

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:19 p.m. – Permalink

• o_O

  i can make a 3D image for you in a few minutes.

  • that would be great if you dont mind, just basic skeleton so I can trace is great for me– Meeklo1/2

    this is harder than i thought.
    im new to 3D. ive made a 24 sided cube thing..– o_O2/2

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:19 p.m. – Permalink

• mayo

  Here's a question I have: a 4-sided die is a pyramid, so I think the shape in Illy won't be an accurate reflection of a 14-sided polygon. Not to get all D&D on you, but here's a 12-sided die
  

  

  • you mean, because of the 14 sides not showing without it rotating? I agree, this looks pretty similar to what I thought the shape look like though– Meeklo1/2

    it would initially look like– Meeklo2/2

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:20 p.m. – Permalink

• ESKEMA

  I think what you're after doesn't exist.
  as found here ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg… ),
  there's only some with 14 sides but none with all 14 exact shapes... this weird, I thought there would be one for any number of sides...

  • and here
    http://en.wikipedia.…– ESKEMA1/2

    f$%CK me...
    so maybe I can just use the D&D mayo posted– Meeklo2/2

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:22 p.m. – Permalink

• mayo

  since my previous post didn't contain a question:
  Which are you looking for, a 14-sided two dimensional image (like Illy drew) or a 14-sided 3D image, like inkpink's post?

  • a 3d image, just so I can trace and have as a skeleton for the logo, I could use the flat one but I don't think it translates very well– Meeklo1/2

    very well you know?
    (see very first image on the thread)– Meeklo2/2

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:27 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  this might be close?
  

  

  I don't even know if its the right one to be honest, looks similar to Mayo's above

  • I'm sure no one will be calling me yelling HEY MAN THERE IS only 12 SIDES on that logo!– Meeklo1/2

    but I want to get it right just in case haha– Meeklo2/2

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:28 p.m. – Permalink

• mayo

  I think inkpink nailed it.

  • and i should have finished reading all the notes...– mayo

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:28 p.m. – Permalink

• inkpink

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cub…

  

  
  

  

  • damn wiki image links– inkpink1/4

    those look very nice, but I dont think its 14 sides– Meeklo2/4

    yes it is 14– inkpink3/4

    "Faces by sides: 8{3}+6{4}"– inkpink4/4

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:29 p.m. – Permalink

• inkpink

  kewl...

  

  • rotate gif damnit!– inkpink

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:30 p.m. – Permalink

• inkpink

  

  • stay still I can't count dammit!
    hahaha, if this is it, I even get to pick the position mang, this is amazing– Meeklo1/2

    15... too many.– Gucci2/2

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:31 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  ok, so I think I can do something with these 2 posted by inkpink and mayo
  

  

  
  

  

  thanks to every single one of you for the help and good vibes mang, seriously!

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:34 p.m. – Permalink

• inkpink

  build your own Cuboctahedron and photo...

  .svg
  http://upload.wikimedia.org/wiki…

  

  • oh wow.. this is kinda cool, I can totally use this!– Meeklo1/2

    plus it will make my already nerd project even nerdier! seriously, amazing mang, thanks!– Meeklo2/2

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:36 p.m. – Permalink

• o_O

  ok i made a 14 sided object. how do you want the file saved as?

  • jpg/gif/anything I can open in illustrator/ photoshop– Meeklo

  

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  Dog-earJan 7, 10, 5:36 p.m. – Permalink