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# 1 12-10-2003 , 07:19 AM
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I'm not attached to my curves.

HI there, me again! the annoying max user who can't work out maya's equivelants.

say i have 2 seperate nurbs curves, as shown:

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and i want to 'attach' them together, so that they are the same 'object'.
so that when i extrude it, i get a solid object, with the outside shape forming the outside, and the inner circle defining the inside.

now in max i click one curve, click attach spline, click other curve.

"attach curves" in maya seems to only want ones that overlap?

how do i get the effect I want please?!

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# 2 12-10-2003 , 05:20 PM
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You would need to crate the exterior and interior surfaces seperately and then combine them as polygons. Curves can only be one continuous curve in Maya.

To create the surfaces, I'd probably use Loft.

# 3 12-10-2003 , 09:42 PM
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So create 2 solid objects, and then boolean subtract the centre object out? is that what you mean?

seems a fairly low tech way of doing things user added image

# 4 12-10-2003 , 09:54 PM
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this is the object I am trying to make:

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easy enough to make in max sadly, but can't seem to get it working in maya.

kinda of a bevelled cog shape for a watch bezel.

# 5 12-10-2003 , 10:00 PM
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Easiest way would probably be to make the shape with the Create Polygon tool. Extrude and bevel.

# 6 12-10-2003 , 10:06 PM
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hehe just remembered the 'bevel plus' tool
which works with 2 nurbs curves.
i remembered using it on text a while back.
grrr how daft am I!?!

(smacks head against monitor)

thanks for your help tho user added image

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