Quote Originally Posted by GEOFFREY View Post
The piece you have made I assume was drawn in 2d. Are you able to draw in 3d
It is not easy to get out of the 2D mindset and let the jolly old creative juices flow. We tend to work in bar, plate and rod because that is what is available and it can be pricy stuff so you don't want to machine too much of it away.

To go 3D you really need to work in clay or hammer forged iron, but that doesn't help much if you are trying to produce a 3D drawing you can cut from.

Most 3D drawing is done by extruding 2D drawings either as lumps or holes, running shapes around outlines and lofting.

Lofting can be either three stacked 2D drawings connected with flowing curves that morph to fit each shape in turn. It can be two 2D drawings and a trajectory line. You can get really arty-farty with a bit of lofting.