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Maya 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide
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Maya 7 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide

by Danny Riddell,, Morgan Robinson,, Nathaniel Stein
April 2006
Beginner
560 pages
20h 45m
English
Peachpit Press
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7. Nurbs Curves and Surfaces

NURBS modeling is a powerful technique with a broad variety of uses. NURBS objects can be sharp edged or easily made into complicated multidirectional curved surfaces. These intricate curves and geometric shapes make them well suited to modeling mechanical items such as sports cars, as well as many organic shapes. NURBS modeling can require some forethought and strategy for complicated tasks, but it’s often the best choice for objects that are easily defined by profiles, edges, or simple rounded shapes.

NURBS objects are divided into two categories: curves and surfaces. Surfaces are broad areas of geometry that can be planar or form very complicated topography. Most NURBS models are composed of many of these surfaces, ...

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