Dome Region Carving

[dvel56]

OK I've searched for how to carve and domed bottom region or a dished out area or region with no success. I am trying to dishout a 5" circle and also a 4" x 6" Oval that will be "0 in" depth at the outter edge and 1/2" depth at the center how do we do this? What exact dome setting do we use to create this effect?

[TerryT]

Try these. Hope they help you out. The round dish is courtesy of go3d.com, it is free on his site, you need to invert it. The oval I don't remember but thanks to who ever posted it. Wait a minute, maybe I made that one??? Nope must have got it here.

[atauer]

Is this what you are looking for?

[dvel56]

Looks like the oval will work, However the dish one seems to be flat on the bottom with only the egdes cupped I am looking for a equal depth dome

[dvel56]

that is somwhat what I am looking for however the circle seems to be .25 on the edge and .5 deep at the center I need it to be 0.0 on the edge and .5 in the center. how do I do that?

[atauer]

what about this one?

[dvel56]

perfect "How do I do this?" and will the same steps work on an oval?

[atauer]

I'll work on getting some steps typed up to share. It will take a little while.

[dvel56]

Thanks Alex
Next step in the process is to place a pattern on this region and merge it to conform to the dome. Could you include this or is it the same as the "merge pattern tutorial?

[atauer]

It should be the same as the merge tutorial.