Figure0 A Digital Cactus Garden

Figure1 Use the Draw Spline tool to create a beaver-tail shape.

Figure2 Extrude the shape using the Sweep tool.

Figure3 Rotate the cactus into an upright position.

Figure4 Create a small cube.

Figure5 Scale down the front face of the cube.

Figure6 Begin arranging the pads.

Figure7 Join the pads to the cactus with Object Union.

Figure8 Create a sphere with minimal faces.

Figure9 Create a needle from a triangular polygon.

Figure10 Arrange the needles around the sphere.

Figure11 Add the spines to your cactus.

Figure12 Add an ear to your prickly pear.

Figure13 Create this shape with the Draw Spline Polygon tool.

Figure14 Extrude the shape upwards using the Sweep tool.

Figure15 Add the spines to the cactus.

Figure16 Stack the sections, scaling the middle sections longer.

Figure17 Round off the top using Sweep.

Figure18 Bend the cactus into shape using Deform Object.

Figure19 Create a new polygon using Draw Spline.

Figure20 Extrude the spline polygon using Sweep.

Figure21 Create a depression in the top of the cactus.

Figure22 Place the spines in a diagonal pattern.

Figure23 Place a number of the spines on top of the cactus.

Figure24 Create a sphere and remove the bottom fifth.

Figure25 Create a polygon with Draw Spline.

Figure26 Sweep the polygon into a volcano shape.

Figure27 Add the spines to the lobe.

Figure28 Cover the cactus with the lobes.

Figure29 Use Draw Spline to create a cross-section.

Figure30 Sweep the polygon into an aloe blade.

Figure31 Use small cone primitives for the teeth.

Figure32 Arrange copies of the blade in a rough circle.

Figure33 Arrange another circle of blades inside the first.