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Create the Catwalk Assemblies
Follow these basic steps to create the catwalk area adjacent to the gondola:
1. Use the previously constructed mesh and the views in the figures to
determine scale and proportion. Overall size of the catwalk is about
300 units wide, and 400 units long (see Figure 4.37).
2. Create an I-beam-like cross-section shape and extrude it to make the
beam that hangs from the bottom of the GasBag rings next to the
gondola. Use CatXxxnn for the object-naming convention.
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Construct the gondola
using these views as a
reference, or design
your own. To make the
ship look larger, make
the human-sized gon-
dola smaller.
7. Create a thin box object to act as a trim/support piece. Use Array to
duplicate it across the bottom of the gondola.
8. In the Front view, create a diamond-like shape and use sweep with a
bevel modifier it to form a skid on the bottom of the gondola.
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