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Splines, Shapes & Curves


Create a variety of Spline Shapes through the Create Shapes toolbar or the additional functions available in the CNC Toolkit.

The terms Splines, Shapes & Curves are often used interchangeably and can be 2D or 3D.

 

 

 

 

 

Create a variety of Spline Shapes through the Create Shapes toolbar.
Shown here, Text, Circle, Helix and Star

Use the Modifier Panel to adjust the basic shape parameters.
Shown here, adjusting the number of turns and size of the Helix

Add Modifiers to the basic shape.
Shown here, Bend, Ripple, Noise and Taper

Edit shapes at the sub-object level.
Shown here, using a soft-selection on the vertexes of a circle.

Editing a bezier-corner vertex.
The modifier stack has been collapsed
  

 

The CNC Toolkit adds a number of functions for creating and editing splines

Waterline Splines

 

 

Creates splines by slicing through a mesh

Right: Waterline Splines in Red from surface of Blue hemisphere

( Not available in GMAX version)

 

Parallel Splines

 

Creates 'Parallel' splines, Right:
X and Y in Green
Spiral in Blue
Radial in Brown
Helix in Purple

Use these splines as is to create toolpaths or project them onto a mesh surface.

Project Spline

 

Projects the currently selected spline onto a surface.
The resulting spline can be offset into or away from the surface.

Right: A Helix has been projected around the X axis onto the surface of a cylinder that has had a noise modifier applied

Spline Subdivision

 

Options for calculating how a spline is subdivided prior to creating a toolpath or having a distort type modifier applied.

Right:: Before subdivision in Red
Subdivided in White

Spline from Surface

 

Creates a spline from the currently selected object using either the Vertex, Edge or Face data of the Mesh Object.

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