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UV Loft Surface 1203
Wa rni ng: If the curve you attach is a sub-object of
anotherNURBSmodel,theentiremodel(thatis,the
curve’sparentNURBSobject)isattachedaswell.
Asyoumovethemouseoveracurvethatisnot
part of the active NURBS object, the cursor
changes shape to indicate that you can pick the
cur ve, but the curve is not highlig hted in blue.
Pr ocedur es
To create a UV l oft:
1.
Create the curves that o
utline the surface
you want to create.
2. ClicktoturnonUVLoftinthetoolboxoron
theCreateSurfacesrollout.
3. Click each of the curves in the U dimension,
then right-click. Cl
ick each of the curves in
the V dimension, then right-click again to end
creation.
As you click curves, their names appear in the
lists on the UV Loft S
urface creation rollout.
The order in which you click the curves can
affect the shape of the UV loft surface.
In either dimension, you can click the same
curvemorethanonc
e. This can help you create
aclosedUVloft.
To create a UV loft with a utomatic attach (example):
1.
From the Create panel, create three or more
independent CV or
point NURBS curves.
2. Go to the Modify p a
nel, and click to turn on
UV Loft in the N URBS toolbox.
3. Selectthecurvesintheappropriateorderfor
the loft.
The UV loft is created. You don’t need to
collapse the cur
ves to a NURBS surface or
Attach them to an existing NURBS model.
Asyoumovethemouseoveracurvethatisnot
partoftheactiveNURBSobject,thecursor
changes shape to indicate that you can pick the
cur ve, but the curve is not highlig hted in blue.
Interf ace
While a UV Loft sub-object is selected, a rollout
w ith the UV loft parameters appears. This rollout
appears only when
one UV loft sub-object is
selected. It isn’t possible to edit more than one
UV loft at a time, so unlike some other NURBS
sub-objects, the rollout doesn’t appear when
multiple UV loft sub-objects are selected.
Tip: When you edit a UV loft sub-object, close the
Surface Common rollout to see the U Loft Surface
rollout more easily.