The
Sweep Mesh tool lets you create a polygonal mesh, either in a straight line or from a simple curve.
To create a mesh based on a curve
- Create a curve. (Select
Curves Tools in the
Create menu, or use the Curves / Surfaces shelf).
- With the curve selected, select
Sweep Mesh from the Poly Modeling shelf or
.
Sweep Mesh in the Poly Modeling shelf
A mesh is created from the curve path with the default
Poly sweep profile. A
sweepMeshCreator input node is created as well.
- Choose a shape from the Sweep Profiles.
- Modify your curve mesh using the
Sweep Mesh options in the
Attribute Editor, under the
sweepMeshCreator tab.
- For an explanation about each of these options, see
Sweep Mesh options.
To create a mesh from
multiple curves
If you want to apply
Sweep Mesh to
multiple curves but work with each curve independently (for example, in the case of hair cards), follow the procedure below:
- Once you have several curves created, select them all.
- Select
. A window appears asking if you want to create a node for
one or
multiple curves.
- Select
One node for each curves so that the selected curves are controlled by separate nodes (that is, you can apply the
Sweep Mesh settings to individual curves in the selected group).
Note: In the Attribute Editor, a
SweepMeshCreator<
x> (where
x is the curve name or number) tab is created for each curve. A
sweepMeshCreator input node is created for each curve as well.
The meshes are uniformly created using the default
Poly sweep profile.
- Select each curve individually to modify the curve mesh with the
Sweep Mesh options in the
Attribute Editor, under the corresponding
sweepMeshCreator tab.
For an explanation about each of these options, see
Sweep Mesh options.
To create a mesh
without a curve
Select
in the
Create menu, or use the Curves / Surfaces shelf). A mesh is created based on a straight line, using the default settings. Modify your curve mesh using the
Sweep Mesh options in the
Attribute Editor, under the
sweepMeshCreator tab.
See
Sweep Mesh example workflow: Corkscrew,
Sweep Mesh example workflow: Frame, and
Sweep Mesh example: Animated curve for some sample projects.