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    Edit NURBS curves and surfaces

    Topics in this section
    • Join curves or surfaces together
    • Split a curve or surface (detach)
    • Insert additional edit points/isoparms in a curve or surface to add more CVs
    • Create an offset copy of a curve or surface
    • Reverse the direction of a curve or surface normals
    • Reduce the complexity of a curve or surface
    • Control multi-knots and CV hardness
    • Automatically add spans to areas of a curve with high curvature
    • Convert a curve or surface to uniform parameterization
    • Convert a surface to non-rational geometry
    • Change a curve or surface’s degree or number of spans/patches
    • Make a curve or surface open or closed
    • Match the topology of one curve to another
    Parent topic: Editing NURBS

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