The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics, 8th Edition

5 Editing Using Curves

DOI: 10.1201/9781003404316-5

• 5.1 Curves Circles and Paths
• 5.2 Bezier Curves
• 5.3 Bezier Circle
• 5.4 Nurbs Path
• 5.5 Nurbs Circle
• 5.6 Modeling from a Curve
• 5.7 Closed Loops
• 5.8 Using Nurbs Curves
• 5.9 Nurbs Circle
• 5.10 Nurbs Curve
• 5.11 Lofting

Introduction

Figure 5.1

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 ...