Clean and efficient curves are critical to the successful construction of surfaces and solids. There are few simple checks you can do to avoid some of the common beginner mistakes.
- [Instructor] In this video,…we review common curve problems…that can be silent and deadly to your modeling process.…I've got three similar looking,…but completely different curves here…made with the control point curve.…All of them have slightly different problems…that we will identify and then fix.…Let's start with problem number one.…But before I do too much analysis,…let's just mention that all of these problems…will be typically invisible,…especially to the first time user.…
But they're all very simple to avoid if you're careful.…A lot of these are made by beginners as I mentioned,…or it can happen from imported geometry.…Now if these problems aren't fixed early,…it can only get worse,…especially when you build surfaces from a curve.…So the goal here is we're going to learn…to spot the problems early and then fix them.…Okay, I'm going to zoom out so we can see the first curve.…The problem being too many control points.…So I can use the control points over here…or F10 is the shortcut.…
And you can see there's a lot more points…
Author
Dave Schultze
Updated
7/17/2018Released
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Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 24s
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Exercise files32s
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Tips
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Building a space helmet12m 39s
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Detailing a space helmet8m 48s
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Make a car wheel10m 2s
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It's time to make a watch10m 52s
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Make a car tire and tread6m 30s
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Dave's wing hack-nique7m 7s
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Send Rhino files6m 25s
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Export Rhino files3m 24s
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Work with hinges7m 7s
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Analysis: Curve continuity4m 43s
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Create a jet engine8m 34s
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Build air vents7m 43s
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Dave's dimensioning strategy7m 17s
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Symmetry tips: Mirror wisely5m 35s
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Surface analysis tool: Zebra4m 19s
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Analysis tool: Show Edges4m 56s
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Fun with Fillets 2: Openings7m 16s
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Building a 2D gear5m 44s
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Building a 3D gear7m 1s
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Building a pulley wheel7m 7s
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Create a pulley belt8m 16s
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Video: Analysis: Curve problems and fixes