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Tee Spline...................................... .................... ....... 282
Wide Flange Spline.................................................. 283
Editable Splines .................................................... 284
Editable Spline......................................................... 284
Editable Spline (Object) .......................................... 290
Editable Spline (Vertex) ......................................... 292
Editable Spline (Segment) ..................... ................. 298
Editable Spline (Spline) .......................................... 303
Creating Compound Objects............................... 308
Compound Objects ................................................. 308
Morph Compound Object .................................. .... 309
Scatter Compound Object....................................... 313
Conform Compound Object. .................................. 319
Connect Compound Object.................................... 323
BlobMesh Compound Object ................................. 326
ShapeMerge Compound Object ............................. 331
Boolean Compound Object ................................. 333
Boolean Compound Objec t .................................... 333
Material Attach Options Dialog....................... ....... 340
Terrain Compound Object...................................... 342
Loft Compound Object......................................... 347
Loft Compound Object........................................... 347
Creation Method Rollout ........................................ 349
Surface Parameters Rollout..................................... 349
Path Parameters Rollout.......................................... 351
Skin Parameters Rollout............ .............................. 353
Deformations ........... ............................................... 358
Deform Scale ........................................................... 359
Deform Twist........................................................... 359
Deform Teeter.......................................................... 360
Deform Bevel....................................................... .... 361
Deform Fit ............................................................... 362
Deformation Dialog ................................................ 363
Path Commands.............. ........................................ 367
Shape Commands ................................................... 368
Compare Dialog .............. .................... .................... 369
Mesher Compound Object...................................... 369
Creating Dy namics Objects ................................. 372
Dynamics Objects ................................................... 372
Damper Dynamics Object .... .................................. 372
Spring Dynamics Object ......................................... 376
Creating Systems .................................................. 380
Systems .................................................................... 380
Bones System ........................................................ 381
Bones System........................................................... 381
Using Objects as B ones ........................................... 387
Bone Tools ............................................................... 388
Bone Tools Rollouts .............................................. 388
Bone Editing Tools Rollout ..................................... 388
Fin Adjustment Tools Rollout ................................. 390
Object Properties Rollout (Bone Tools).................. 391
Ring Array System................................................... 392
Sunlight and Daylight Systems ........................... 394
Sunlight and Daylight Systems................................ 394
Geographic Location Dia log............ ....................... 398
6 Transforms: Moving, Rotating, and
Scaling Objects ............................ ............401
Moving, Rotating, and Scaling Objects ..... ............. 401
Axis Tripod and World Axis ................................... 403
Using Transforms.................................................. 403
Using Transforms .................................................... 403
Applying Transforms............................................... 404
Moving and Rotating Objects ................................. 405
Scaling Objects ........................................................ 406
Using Transform Gizmos .......... .............................. 408
Transform Type-In .................................................. 412
Animating Transforms ............................................ 414
Transform Managers ............................................... 414
Specifying a Reference Coordinate System............. 416
Choosing a Transform Center................................. 416
Using the Axis Constraints...................................... 418
Reset Transform Utility ....... .................................... 418
Transform Commands .......................................... 419
Transform Commands............................................ 419
Select and Move ...................................................... 419
Select and Rotate ................................................. ... 420
Select and Scale Flyout ............................................ 421
Select an d Uniform Scale ........................................ 421
Select an d Non-Uniform Scale ............................... 421
Select and Squash ................................................... 422
Transf orm Coordina tes a nd Coordinate
Center ................................................................. 423
Transform Coordinates and Coordinate Center..... 423
Reference Coordinate System ................................. 423
Use Center Flyout .................................................... 426
Use Pivot Point Center ............................ ................ 426
Use S election Center ............................................... 427
Use Transform Coordinate Center ......................... 427
Transform Constraints ......................................... 428
Transform Constraints............................................ 428
Restrict To X ........................................................... 428
Restrict To Y ........................................................... 429
Restrict To Z ........................................................... 429
Restrict To Plane Flyout .......................................... 430
Restrict To XY Plane ............................................... 430
Restrict To YZ Plane ............................................... 431
Restrict To ZX Plane .............. ................................. 431