A parametric vase, lamp shade or basket with a twist. Whatever it is, it looks great. Designed in 3ds Max, we started with a simple star spline and added extrude, twist, taper and other modifiers to sculpt the perfect shape. It took several iterations but this is the result.

View the two-part video tutorial here

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u17P6OTgLeo

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC8Kf2tP_ow

Notes: The model was created in 3ds Max 2011 but due to the inch/mm unit issues the model is scaled up by 2540%

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