Attach nurbs surfaces to eachother maya 4

[svenip]

could you switch on display wireframe ?? then i could see the topology

oooh i'm realy sorry, i'm blind. ok you want to attach all surfaces. hmmm. lets see. again, please switch on wireframe so i can see it. without i can't give a exact way.

[Error323]

http://www.revonx.com/stuff/renders/error/nurbs3.jpg

I don't think it's possible :/ I need a different approach in modelling cars.... not patch by patch i think.

[svenip]

at first : no way without patches.

i will draw you a plan how you should detach and attach the surfaces etc.

[Error323]

ok cool!! :) your the man =)

[svenip]

ok here's a way to get the best out of it now. usually i would like to extract the curves and then build it new, but this will help a bit of understanding patch modelling maybe.

1. detach at the red positions

attach the surfaces : (always make sure that the surface with the more isoparms is the "heroe", means that the isoparms shouldn't get lost)

1-2
2-3
4-6
7-5


then you could try global stitch with the following settings to smooth out a bit.

closest knot & equal params

so this is really just a way to give you an advice. it will not give the best result. patch modelling is just like a puzzle. at first you always have to make sure that your curves are good and the tangents also.

i would swear that there is a way cool car modelling tutorial posted a while ago here on the board. look at this maybe :)

[Error323]

thanx svenip!!

I'll go check it... but it's probably gonna be File >> New :/.
Thnx for all your tips and advice!

:: Error

[svenip]

take it as a learning session. no one ever made a perfect car the first time :) it's not really easy to get the puzzel working.

[Error323]

Shit this just ****s imo.... still don't get it right... i bet i have to align all those damn isoparms to 1 line with eachother... cus now i have this and i still can't stitch them together nicely.
http://www.revonx.com/stuff/renders/error/nurbs4.jpg
I think patchmodelling in max is a better way of doing this.

Does any of u have an audi TT modelled in maya and wanna give me some tips??? :bounce:

[stunndman]

take a look at http://homepage.mac.com/mikethomson/Tutorial/tutorial.html - that's a very detailed tutorial on builing a car with nurbs in maya - maybe you can gain some ideas

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