: 3D Revolve, but spaced out in a segment style in Illustrator I'm trying to revolve a 2D shape so that the final 3D shape has a segmented style. See below: http://img.alexblundell.com/up/c5693a8d4351fd0c498c8919a2a3e43b.png

@Samaraweera207

Here is what I did in CS3:


Draw a curve with the pen tool.
Go to Effect > 3D > Revolve
X axis(red) = 0, Y axis (green) = -180, rotation (blue) = 0
Click OK


My version isn't pretty, but with a few tweaks you can get it to what you need.
I don't have enough rep to post the screenshots I took for you, but I think this should get you started.

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@Nimeshi706

There's really no easy way to accomplish this with Illustrator.

One thing is for certain, the 3D Effect won't do it.

You can try a blend with various steps predefined for the blend.

Quick crude example:

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