Extensions:Py/Scripts/Manual/Wizards/shell blendv90f

Shell Factory Script

• This script creates Shells of various shapes & styles.
• The shells made can be very realistic.
• There are a wide variety of other shapes,
• That can be made by tweaking the settings.
• Mostly based on Curved & Spiraled objects.
• With settings for extrusions/details.
• This script is very Powerful & Complex.

Interface/Menu Overview 1

• Download the .blend & open it with Blender.
• Press Alt/P to run the script.
• The Script GUI will appear.
• Features: Sliders, Numeric Input, Buttons, Menu.
• Main Menu
• Angles Deform Modifier.
• File System Geometry Modifier.
• Nodules Strut Modifier.
• Prev Hub Modifier.
• Close Help System.
• Make It
• Shapes Menu & Shapes settings:
• Lyria Nautilus Oxystele
• Ammonite Natalina Default
• Nothing (make shell from your own settings)
• Next Next Menu.

Interface/Menu Overview 2

• Angles Menu
• Alpha Equiangular angle of spiral.
• Beta Angle between z-axis & line from aperture local origin to xyz origin.
• Phi Tilt of ellipse major major axis from horizontal plane.
• My Amount of "leaning Over" of aperture.
• 0Min Angle at which spiral begins.

• 0Max Angle at which spiral ends.
• 0D Stepsize in 0 direction.
• SMin Angle at which ellipse/arperture begins.
• SMax Angle at which ellipse/arperture ends.
• SD Stepsize in S direction.
• Omega Amount of Azimutal rotation of aperture.
• A Distance from main origin of aperture at o=0.
• a Major radius of ellipse.
• b Minor radius of ellipse.
• hdiffo .
• Scano .
• Vert Number of vertices.
• Col Number of Colonne.
• Mo Changes smax & sd for tight spiral.
• hdiffs The degree of finesse can be calibrated by heightdiff.
• Scans The degree of finesse can be calibrated by scan.
• Finest "Finest", which helps identify the nodulosités of form.
• Row Number of rows.
• Ms Changes omax & od & Col for cross section.
• R ReSet.

Interface/Menu Overview 3

• File System Menu
• Shell Factory allows you to save your settings!
• Directory Name the directory to save your current settings.
• Filename Name your object.
• the Object/Settings are saved as a .cqlg file.
• you can store multiple settings easily this way.
• Save Save the file.
• Loaded Currently loaded shape.
• SConstruction Timer A visible timer during mesh creation/computation.
• Vert Warning Vertice amount warning.
• Max .
• R ReSet.

Interface/Menu Overview 4

• Nodules Menu
• P Position of nodule.
• W2 Width of nodule in 0-direction.
• L Height of nodule at o-0.
• P2 Position of second nodule.
• W22 Width of second nodule in 0-direction.
• L2 Height of second nodule at o-0.
• P3 Position of third nodule.
• W23 Width of third nodule in 0-direction.
• L3 Height of third nodule at o-0.
• W1 Width of nodule in S-direction.
• N Number of nodules per whorl.
• W12 Width of second nodule in S-direction.
• N2 Number of second nodules per whorl.
• Off2 Offset of second nodule.
• W13 Width of third nodule in S-direction.
• N3 Number of third nodules per whorl.
• Off3 Offset of third nodule.
• Scale Scale.
• R ReSet.