Cerberus

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Lesson 3. "Base" parameters study

Part 1: Review of the available "Base" types and their parameters

  • Open a new document
  • Create a base - segment
  • Create a base - ellipse
  • Create a base - polygon
  • Create a base - rectangle
  • Create a base - polyline
  • Create a base - arc of ellipse
  • Create a base - oval
  • Create a base - spiral
  • Create a base - Lissajous
  • Create an Envelope and select various bases for it
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Part 2: Creating an Evolvent - type "Base"

  • Open a new document
  • Create a base - segment
  • Create a secondary Envelope
  • Create a base - evolvent
  • Create another Envelope
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Part 3: Creating a Lissajous - type "Base"

  • Open a new document
  • Create a base - Lissajous
  • Load Function Library
  • Select a Function from the Library for the base
  • Create two Envelopes and set their parameters
  • Create a Filler and set its parameters
  • Enable filling for the Filler and set the number of base fragments
  • We have created a self-crossing figure
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Part 4: Guilloches with different "Bases"

  • Open a new document
  • Import bases from the vector file
  • Create the Filler
  • Change direction of one of the bases
  • Adjust the guilloche by means of "non-linearity" parameter
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