Plugin for Hash Animation:Master V9.0 or higher.
Generates spiral objects.
This plugin is freeware. Please mail (mbricman@kci-group.com) me a link to your work if you use it !
Zpiral is for PC only. If i get any requests for a mac version, i will try to compile one.

Zpiral generates a spline in helix - form based on various input parameters.

• start radius - radius at the bottom end of the helix
• end radius - radius at the top end of the helix
• radius bias - see below
• height - total height of helix
• height bias - see below
• turns - number of helix turns
• steps - total steps of spline

The bias values control how much the helix is "bent" in one direction.

This example shows use of bias to get a cone - shaped helix that is still bent.
The 2 bias values are cancelling each other out in terms in the width, while the height bending keeps intact.
(Settings: sR=10, eR=5, rB=0.5, h=10, hB=-0.5, t=10, s=100)



This example shows the same setup with equal bias values. The two bias effects are adding here and we get a quite evenly spaced curve that is rounded at the top.
(Settings: sR=10, eR=5, rB=0.5, h=10, hB=0.5, t=10, s=100)



An image created by Jonathan Johnson, using Zpiral.

Download zpiral.zip

Unzip, copy the Zpiral.hxt to your A:M HXT plugin folder (like C:\Program Files\Hash Inc\V90\hxt)

Open A:M 9.0, right - click in a modeling window with nothing selected, select "Plugins", then "Wizards", then "Zpiral...".

Use this plugin at your own risk, i did not have any kind of problem while using it, but its always a good idea to save often. especially before using a plugin.