# A series of golds

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [January 27, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794 "2023-01-27T08:09:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![freedimenion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@freedimenion](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/freedimenion)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/1 "2023-01-27T08:09:36Z")

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I created some golds in different scales, but found that it is difficult to control the visualisation of the golden colour.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/2/12d4c7a91adf75166aced5f43b49241acbec25b1.jpeg "GOLDS") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6zwcQyB_dk)

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/2 "2023-01-27T08:27:40Z")

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What do you mean by:

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> difficult to control the visualisation of the golden colour.

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**Author:** ![freedimenion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@freedimenion](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/freedimenion)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/3 "2023-01-27T08:32:36Z")

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There were many area shown as black colour, but not always in golden colour that i wished what it should be. If the angle of the light can be adjusted, then I can make sure certain part is in golden but not black colour.

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/4 "2023-01-27T08:57:46Z")

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The reflection depends on the environment you are using. Each environment has black elements in them, which will, when reflected by a polished metal, will also be black.

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**Author:** ![freedimenion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@freedimenion](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/freedimenion)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/5 "2023-01-27T10:53:11Z")

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I see, so here I changed the materials of some golds. It seems they reflect less black colour from the environment.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/9/59760bebc417a997f067af5df812e3b95fb59a27.jpeg "GOLDS 2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLZlkVlXuAo)

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/6 "2023-01-27T11:44:49Z")

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Yes, reflection also depends on the type of finish (as well as the material itself) applied. The polished finish is close to a perfect mirror, others scatter light differently.

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**Author:** ![freedimenion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@freedimenion](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/freedimenion)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/7 "2023-01-27T13:32:13Z")

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Later on I created a text on the curved surface, then do extrusion. I found it is very difficult to align the text in the centre.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/e/4eea6e10f0abb503f1c257ac17174ac3f28ad942.jpeg "GOLDS 3") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni9yCAHwduQ)

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/8 "2023-01-27T13:51:57Z")

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Instead of projecting the sketch to the body, I would project it to the plane under the body, where the circle is still present from which the globe was created, use that to align to the middle, then extrude the text as a new body, and if necessary, union it with the globe. Then cut it if necessary to follow the globe’s curvature,

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**Author:** ![freedimenion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@freedimenion](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/freedimenion)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/9 "2023-01-28T18:14:50Z")

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Great. So I created another half of sphere, then do the align function. But once I did that, the sphere is gone, so should I do it four times if the text has four parts？

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/a/baba525e24f810f490e345ac04aa90a3dce0d347.jpeg "GOLDS 4") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9uiYw-WHuw)

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-series-of-golds/23794/10 "2023-01-28T18:32:45Z")

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You can turn on keeping the bodies, so they aren’t gone once you subtract them.