Mythical Eggs (tutorial in description)

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The concept behind this idea originated from a video found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PR-vSNrazM (I decided not to flatten the base of my eggs). A disclaimer is necessary: I did not create the video; I am not the Maker's Muse. The twist I added was using a curved line to make most of these patterns. There are several steps involved in doing this. First, draw a sketch on either the right or front plane, and then add the line that you want to follow the egg's surface. Spline curves, arcs, conic sections, and even lines at angles can be fun ideas to try; just ensure it aligns with the egg itself. Next, make it an enclosed shape by adding additional lines attached to the target line. The whole shape should turn off-white when enclosed. Extrude your shape in both directions so that it intersects the egg, making sure to select New Body for the extrusion. Select the egg and copy it, creating another new body in the same place as the original egg. Then go to Combine, select the extruded path and the extra egg, and choose Intersect. This will create a body with one edge that follows your path along the surface of the egg. Next, create your pattern as instructed by the Maker's Muse video, but select the curved path for the pattern to follow. Make sure to hide the extra Path Body before hitting Okay to actually create the pattern. And there you go! A disclaimer is necessary: As with most things I do, there may be a simpler way to accomplish this. But it works.