Bezier curve tool????

[NeonGuy]

there's no bezier curves in maya, however a plugin exists for it. it's called ezcurves. try finding it on www.highend3d.com

one tip: use the cv curve tool. you can fast used to it.

[Isrithe]

Maya has certain tools called ep and cp curve tool. They are kind of like bezier tools, but not exactly. They still work good enough.

[beaker]

Maya only uses B-splines. The ezcurve plugin just emulates Beziers. The curve it makes is still a B-spline. You can create Bezier surfaces in maya though.

[klinker]

what is the different between b-spline and b-curve?

thx

[daw]

thx all, I just think I have more control using bezier but I guess its just for me to learn the EP CV curvetools.

[beaker]

>>what is the different between b-spline and b-curve?

Pretty much just the math behind them and how you controll them. Every curve type has its advantages and disadvantages. There used to be a really nice description of all the different spline types in the Soft3d manual because it supported like 5-6 different spline types. Not much luck finding a good description on the web except this one(no pictures though):
http://medialab.di.unipi.it/web/IUM/Waterloo/node160.html

>>thx all, I just think I have more control using bezier but I guess its just for me to learn the EP CV curvetools.

daw:
I would sit down and try to learn maya's b-splines. They are much more powerfull than beziers' once you figure them out.

[Kabab]

with maya's curves what the easiest way to go from a soft curve to a sharp angle ??

[Rudity]

Originally posted by Kabab
with maya's curves what the easiest way to go from a soft curve to a sharp angle ??

Go from cubic (3) to Linear (1)

I think thats what you meant.

[beaker]

>>with maya's curves what the easiest way to go from a soft curve to a sharp angle ??

Just put 3 cv's on top of each other.

[Kabab]

doesn't that cause problems when using thoes curves to generate nurb surfaces ??

[beaker]

No, not really. Putting 3 cv's on top of each other is the same thing as what maya does internally when using the "Edit Nurbs > Surface Editing > Break Tangency" tool on a surface.

[kyo]

umm . very interesting . i've never put 3 cvs on top of each other . i've always end the curve from that point and start another curve and snap it on the last point of the previous curve and use ATTACH CURVE under CURVE menu . but i guess that does do the same exact thing . well . that is a time saver .

thanks beaker . i assume your quite strong at NURB modeling ?

[webster]

Originally posted by Kabab
with maya's curves what the easiest way to go from a soft curve to a sharp angle ??

The best way i found, is the "dagMenuProc for MultiDegree Curve v0.9" on Highend3d. You can switch while drawing the curve from a 1-degree to a 3-degree curve. It automatically closes the curve, if you want, in a very intuitive way.
:thumbsup:

[GrafOrlok]

when I started out I had tried modeling with beziers in MAX and I really liked it. I came from a background of doing 2d vector graphics using beziers so this was the ultimate method for me. When I started out in Maya I got very frustrated with the fact that you couldn't use beziers for modeling. Back then there where no plugs that would do the job either. At least none that I knew of.

So I descided to try modeling a fairly realistic human head in NURBS, lofting curves. It took me a couple of weeks but boy did I learn using cv's. I have perfect control nowadays, so my conclusion is; with a little practice you'll get used to Maya's way of handling curves. And then you don't feel the need for using beziers (OK, I would still like to have the option, but it's not that important anymore;) )

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