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To create a NURBS surface by lofting
1 Click Surface tab ➤ Create panel ➤ NURBS Creation (if it is not
already enabled).
2 Click Surface tab ➤ Create panel ➤ Loft.
3 Select the cross section profiles and press Enter. Select them in the order
in which you want the new 3D object to pass through them.
After the loft operation, the original objects are deleted or retained,
depending on the setting of the DELOBJ system variable.
To convert a solid into a NURBS surface
1 Click Surface tab ➤ Control Vertices panel ➤ Convert to NURBS.
2 Select a solid and press Enter. The object is converted into multiple NURBS
surfaces (each face becomes a separate surface).
NOTE To display the control vertices, click Surface tab ➤ Control Vertices
panel ➤ Show CV.
To convert a mesh object into a NURBS surface
1 Click Mesh tab ➤ Convert Mesh ➤ Convert to Surface.
2 Select a mesh object and press Enter.
The object is converted to a procedural surface.
3 Click Surface tab ➤ Create panel ➤ NURBS Creation.
The object is converted to a NURBS surface.
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