The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics, 7th Edition

10 Editing Using Curves

• 10.1 Curves Circles and Paths
• 10.2 Bezier Curves
• 10.3 Bezier Circle
• 10.4 Nurbs Path
• 10.5 Nurbs Circle
• 10.6 Modeling from a Curve
• 10.7 Closed Loops
• 10.8 Using Nurbs Curves
• 10.9 Nurbs Circle
• 10.10 Nurbs Curve
• 10.11 Lofting

Figure 10.1

Introduction

In Blender a Curve is a line or a path used to control the shape of a mesh in modeling or the movement of an Object in animation.

In Blender there are five types of curves: Bezier (Bezier Curve), Circle (Bezier Circle), Nurbs Curve, Nurbs Circle and Path.

Each type of Curve is entered in the Blender Scene in Object Mode as a basic line. Control Handles display in Edit ...