Polygonal Modelling

# 1 14-06-2003 , 04:15 PM

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I m a newbie on using maya....i have no idea how do u extrude a curve, so that I can make it into a face! anyone out there who can help me?!

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# 2 14-06-2003 , 04:43 PM

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Create a profile curve, create a path curve.

Select profile. Shift and select path.

Surfaces > Extrude > Options.

In the options, you can use polygonal outputs so your result is a polygon object. Experiment with the settings to get the kind of result you want.

I have a tutorial about converting Nurbs to Polygons that goes over the polygon settings that the Surfaces menu uses. It's at my personal site. (link in sig)

Good luck!

-Mike
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# 3 15-06-2003 , 02:09 PM

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I did the what you say...but it come out a curve look like ribbon. however the thing i want is a solid body.
becuase right now i can see through it.....but i don't want that....
what can i do...let it have front and back surface~~

thank you

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# 4 15-06-2003 , 02:34 PM

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I've never heard of making a face out of extruding a curve, so I can't help you there, but I can provide you with some tutorials you might enjoy browsing through. :-)

https://www.boris3d.de/tutorials.html

www.Darkware3D.com

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# 5 15-06-2003 , 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by fishca
I did the what you say...but it come out a curve look like ribbon. however the thing i want is a solid body.
becuase right now i can see through it.....but i don't want that....
what can i do...let it have front and back surface~~

thank you

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Can you show a screenshot of this particular result?
You could achiever a pretty good result converting this NURBS pipe, into a polygonal one. And then it would be just a matter of closing the ends.

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