how to do this with maya nurbs modeling

[grimmud]

i would try it with polygons.

try roughing out the shape and subdividing the face that will have all the bumps on it.

I think doing it with nurbs would be hard and unnecessary

[drmerman]

I agree with grimmus. First create the overall shape using a flat polygon, then add edges to define the blocks etc. Then extrude. Should be fairly easy. Saying that, I have NO idea how to even start doing that with NURBS :)

Cheers
Dr Merman

[ASWDesign]

hmm i agree with grimmus also but you see! if your quite handy in photoshop you can just create that as a nurbs flat surface and pen tool your way to a nice displacement map i do this with all my complex tyres yet it is heafty on your computer and the making of the displacment map will set you back around 2 - 4 hours depending on how well you know it in grey scale and how fast you work! :)

just another option

ASW

[Shonner]

Looks like a fun challenge using NURBS. I would go about it with boolean cutting to make the squares and then chamfering the corners.

[jcakyeh]

but maya nurbs seems have no chamfer tools
like round tool?
maybe it impossible to do it with maya nurbs

[Shonner]

Some apps call it fillet or bevel.

[comic-craig]

Difficult but not impossible to do worth Nurbs. I'm assuming that polys are out of the question, as well as Sub D (Sub D would be my method of choice). I would then emply a method of blocking out basic shape using planes- using Attach, Detach, and Global Stitch to bring those pieces seamlessly together. Make sure (ofcourse) to match isoparms as you go- rebuild the meshes to keep them clean. The Alias Maya Modelling book 6 has a decent explanation on Nurbs modelling (but the reast of the book sucks).

Craig

[fx81]

Some apps call it fillet or bevel.

exactly, use circular fillet for nurbs

you may need to intersect surfaces to fillet

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