Spline Editing Icons

Attach Curves; select two curves

Insert Knot; select curve parameter point(s)

Detach Curves

Nurbs surafce; create nurbs square on grid

Attach Surfaces; select isoparms

Detach Surfaces; select isoparms

Open/Close Surfaces

Insert Isoparms; select isoparms

Extend Surfaces

Rebuild Surfaces

Sculpt Geomtery Tool

Surface Editing Tool

Comments

Edit Pivot (Under Move Settings)

Edit Pivot (Under Move Settings) Moves Pivot

hard surface modeling mistakes

Essential Hotkeys

G - HIDES GRID Z - ZOOM EXTENTS (fit objects to view) (THIS ONLY WORKS IN PERSPECTIVE; YOU MUST CHANGE PHYSICAL CAMERA OR MAKE SURE PHYSICAL CAMERA IS NOT ON.) T - Top B - Bottom View R - front view L - left view D - Pivot Mode spacebar (tap) - see all viewports CTRL+H - See lighting right-click - polygon editing modes (face, vertex, edge, etc.) spacebar (hold down) - see menu Alt+W+cursor - enter viewport Middle Mouse panning Soft Selection Mode Soft Selection (B+click+hold+left click) Scroll - Zoom alt-middle click - orbit alt+rick-click - zoom f8 - component mode J+left-click-drag - moving shape to snap on grid points alt-q - isolation mode s -p exit out of snaps CTRL+V - CLONE Ctrl+Shift+Click - Quick Select (while in polys mode) Alt+X - Make visible/invisible 4 - Wireframe 5 - return back to default shading (after in wireframe) Altered UI Hotkey(s): Shift+T - Transform Toolbox

Wolfman Art - Maya

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