From the course: Learning Rhino 5 for Mac
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Surfaces from edge curves - Rhino for Mac Tutorial
From the course: Learning Rhino 5 for Mac
Surfaces from edge curves
- In this video, we'll explore how to create surfaces from Edge Curves in Rhino 5 for Mac. Here we've got a few different sets of curves to work with. We'll make these surfaces in two different ways. With the Edge Curves command and the Planar Curves command. And we can find these commands under the Surface menu, through the Surface icon, or just by typing them into the command line. First we'll look at the Edge Curves command. This command creates a surface from between two and four open curves. So, let's try this set first. I'll go ahead and maximize perspective to see a little more closely here. Just pan over and zoom in a little bit. One important thing to notice before we start is that while the curves here start and end in exactly the same position, they're not joined together. They're still separate, individual open curves. So, I activate the command. Surface, Edge Curves. And select all four curves, And with this command, it doesn't matter what order I select in. Rhino will…
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