Help creating this blend pattern

[dhare]

Can anyone figure out how to accurately reproduce this graphic in Xara Xtreme?

[haakoo]

make curved line
make second curved line
apply blendtool(F7)
Maybe after that, mehdi projection plugin(bidirectional) applied

[David O'Neil]

Yes. Draw each strand individually. In this case, it is probably the only way. When you try it, you will realize that you have a 2-d projection of a 3-d pattern, and it is done in such a way that the blend tool will not replicate it (I believe). This is because the top, left line is not the leftmost line 2 inches down. It is hard to tell that, though.

[haakoo]

Blendtool works just fine for these drawings

see example

Gr.Hans

[David O'Neil]

Blendtool works just fine for these drawings

Try recreating his exactly, and you will see that the blend tool does not work for an exact replication, for the reason I mentioned.

[haakoo]

blendtool alone doesn't do the trick
but then ungrouping and adjusting the nodes might

Gr.Hans

[netsi]

Hi,

Well that sort of graphics looks like something created using maths.

I have played with generating graphics using HTML/DHTML and Javascript before - for instance I have created a Dash pattern generation "application".

I have used a couple of hours tonight - and have to go to sleep now :-) But let me show you an example of what my "HTML application" have created!

http://www.netsi.dk/xara/_example01.gif

I will be back!

(I have also attached the generated .AI file)

[dhare]

I tried many times to trace a few of the lines in different configurations and then use the blend tool, but it never worked out for me....nothing lined up and it didn't ook right.

[Nostaw]

I tried to match the drawing but it still looks very different. It may be created with a different 2d program using a different blend algorithm. Anyone dare's to recreate the drawing in xara 1:1?

[WolfMoonHP]

I tried to match the drawing but it still looks very different. It may be created with a different 2d program using a different blend algorithm. Anyone dare's to recreate the drawing in xara 1:1?

I think you did very well! I'm not even about to try doing it better!!!
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Will