Lathe Technique

This print screen shows a fruit bowl using the lathe technique, lathing is a technique which allows you to draw a line and pivot it on a point to complete the shape. To get the line tool you have to go to shapes and it is under splines. Using the line tool is simple and gives you flexibility on the shapes you can create, it allows you to bend the line if you hold down and move the mouse when you have added a point to the line. This is useful for the bowl because you want the bowl to be round and look smooth. Once the line is created you have to add a pivot point which is where the line is going to pivot on, to add the pivot point you go to the 'hierarchy' tab and then 'affect pivot only' then a point with the move arrows will appear. Once you have the pivot in the right place you can click on the 'modification' tab and click 'lathe' on the drop down list. This technique is useful for creating symmetrical as the model is pivoting and is the same all 360 degrees round.