Create a curve-on-surface

Maya provides several techniques for creating a curve-on-surface:

Draw a curve-on-surface by placing edit points

  1. Select the surface on which you want to draw a curve-on-surface.
  2. In the Status Line, click the “Make the selected object live” icon.
  3. Choose Create > CV Curve Tool or Create > EP Curve Tool.
  4. Draw a curve on the live surface.
  5. When the curve is finished, click the “Make selected object live” icon again.

Project a curve onto a surface along the view direction

  1. Select a surface and one or more curves.

    Select the objects in a view pointing in the direction you want to project. For example, if you want to project along Y, select the objects in the Top view.

  2. Select Surfaces > Project Curve on Surface > and set Project Along to Active View.
  3. Click Project.

Project a curve onto a surface along the surface’s normals

  1. Select a surface and one or more curves.
  2. Select Surfaces > Project Curve on Surface > and set Project Along to Active View.
  3. Click Project.

Intersect two surfaces to create a curves on surface

  1. Select two surfaces.
  2. Select Surfaces > Intersect.

    The default is to create curves-on-surface on both surfaces. To only create curves-on-surface on the first or second surface, open the option box (Surfaces > Intersect Surfaces > ) and set the Create Curves For option.

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