lathe?

[cassius]

Does anyone know if there is a lathe or revolve function in Blender 2.5?

I am trying to model a wooden bow shaped barrel.

[macklebee]

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scroll down to Spin

[Niosop]

Yes, there is. Look at the Spin button on the left when in edit mode. Using that with a curve or series of points should give you what you want. If you need to be able to see the inside, add and apply a Solidify modifier to it afterwards.

[Niosop]

Oh, one other thing you might have to do is merge verts/remove doubles on the edges that connect when you do a 360 degree spin. Also, you may need to remove interior edges along that portion to allow for proper normal calculation.

[cassius]

Thanks folks I will give it a try. Its easy to do in Silo or ac3d but I am studying Blender cos I like the challenge of its somewhat obscure envoirement.

[macklebee]

...cos I like the challenge of its envoirement.

thats a nice way to put it