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NURBS and Animation .........................................1092
NURBS Concepts ...................................................1093
NU RBS Tips and Tech niques .............................. 1095
NURBS Tips and Techniques.................................1095
How to Make Objects with NURBS Modeling ......1095
How to Fix NURBS Objects ......... ..........................1099
How to Improve Performance................................1100
Animation, Textures, and Rendering.................. ...1101
NURBS Sur face Primitives .................................. 1102
NURBS Surfaces.... .................... .............................1102
Point Surface...........................................................1103
CV Surface..............................................................1105
NU RBS Curve Primitives..................................... 1107
NURBS Curves.......................................................1107
Point Curve.............................................................1108
CV Curve................................................................1112
Creating NURBS Cur ve and Sur face Objects .... 1116
Creat ing Independent Surfaces from NURBS
Curve Objects ......................................................1116
Creating NURBS Curves from Splines ..................1116
Creating NURBS Surfaces from Geometric
Primitives.............................................................1117
Nonrelational NURBS Surfaces .......... ...................1118
Display Controls for NURBS Models .................... 1119
Display Line Parameters for NURBS Surfaces.......1120
Creating and Editing NURBS Sub- Objects ........ 1121
Att aching and Importing 3ds Max Objects ...........1121
Common Sub-Object Controls........... ...................1123
Editing Point Sub-Objects.. ....................................1124
Editing Curve CV Sub-Objects........................ ......1128
Editing Surface CV Sub-Objects............................1132
Editing Curve Sub-Objects ....................................1136
Editing Surface Sub-Objects . .................................1142
Soft Selection Rollout (NURBS) ..... .......................1148
Material Properties Rollout....................................1150
Creating Curve Sub-Objects .............................. 1153
Creating Curve Sub-Objects ..................................1153
CV Curve Sub-Object ...........................................1154
Point Curve Sub-Object ........................... .............1157
Curve Fit ................................................................1158
Transform Curve ...................................................1159
Blend Curve ...........................................................1159
Offset Curve ..................................................... ......1161
Mirror Curve .........................................................1161
Chamfer Curve ......................... .............................1163
Fillet Curve ......................................................... ...1165
Surface-Surface Intersection Curve ............. .........1167
Surface Offset Curve ..............................................1169
U and V Iso Curves ..................... ..........................1170
Normal Projected Curve .......................................1171
Ve ctor Projected Curve .............................. ............1172
CV Curve on Surface .................................... .........1174
Point Curve on Surface ..........................................1176
Surface Edge Curve ...............................................1178
Creating Sur face Sub-Objects ........................... 1179
Creating Surface Sub-Objects ....... .........................1179
CV Surface Sub-Object .........................................1180
Point Surface Sub-Object ......................................1182
Transform Surface .................................................1183
Blend Surface .........................................................1184
Offset Surface .........................................................1187
Mirror Surface .......................................................1188
Extrude Surface .....................................................1190
Lathe Surface .........................................................1192
Ruled Surface .........................................................1194
Cap Surface ............................................................1196
U Loft Surface ........................... .............................1197
UV Loft Surface .............. .......................................1202
1-Rail Sweep Surface .......................... ...................1205
2-Rail Sweep Surface .......................... ...................1210
Multisided Blend Surface ......... .............................1215
Multicurve Trimmed Surface ....................... .........1216
Fillet Surface ..........................................................1218
Creating and Editing Point Sub- Objects ........... 1220
Creating and Editing Point Sub-Objects.... ............1220
Point (NURBS) ............................................. .........1221
Offset Point ............................................. ...............1221
Curve Point ............................................................1222
Surface Point ....................... ...................................1223
Curve-Curve Intersection Point ............................1225
Surface-Curve Intersection Point ..........................1226
N URBS Editing Dialogs....................................... 1227
Convert Curve Dialog ............................................1227
Convert Curve on Surface Dialog ..........................1228
Convert Surface Dialog ........................... ...............1228
CV Cur ve: Close Curve Dialog..............................1230
Detach Dialog (NURBS)............................ ............1230
Edit Curve on Surface Dialog.................................1230
Edit Texture Surface Dialog................. ...................1232
Join Curves Dialog ....... ..........................................1233
Join Surfaces Dialog ...............................................1234
Make Loft Dialog..................................... ...............1235
Make Point Dialog..................................................1236
Make Point Curve Dialog .......................................1237
Point Curve: Close Curve Dialog..... ......................1237
Rebuild CV Curve Dialog ...... ................................1237
Rebuild CV Surface Dialog ....................................1237
Rebuild Texture Surface Dialog..............................1238