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Community Help / Re: Is it possible to create a flat mesh from a closed spline?

« Last post by Mike_Hocksworth on January 30, 2025, 10:11:48 pm »

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You should of looked at "Spline Surface"
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I might need a bit of run down on how that one works, I tried to use it (very likely incorrectly) and I got a Null Reference exception error pop-up.

Here is what I did:

• Created an outline (closed) with a Spline
• Duplicated and moved the spline up
• Selected both splines
• Ran the command: Streamline Basic Tools -> Generic Tools -> Spline_Surface
• LMB click in viewport

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Community Help / Re: Is it possible to create a flat mesh from a closed spline?

« Last post by steve on January 30, 2025, 08:50:43 am »

I have found something close just messing around with 'Spline Polygon' Streamline tool, though it creates an NGON.

You should of looked at "Spline Surface"

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Community Help / Re: Is it possible to create a flat mesh from a closed spline?

« Last post by Mike_Hocksworth on January 30, 2025, 05:56:27 am »

Thanks for that.
I haven’t gotten into the draw mesh tools yet, for some reason I thought they were for Retopo work so I ignored them for now.

This approach does seem to produce better geometry than what I was coming up with.

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Community Help / Re: Is it possible to create a flat mesh from a closed spline?

« Last post by IStonia on January 30, 2025, 04:56:56 am »

Hope this helps
https://youtu.be/GQ9ff-bS3p8

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Community Help / Re: Is it possible to create a flat mesh from a closed spline?

« Last post by Mike_Hocksworth on January 30, 2025, 03:23:21 am »

Sent through email just now.
I have found something close just messing around with 'Spline Polygon' Streamline tool, though it creates an NGON.

Really keen to see if there is a better way, many thanks.

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Community Help / Re: Is it possible to create a flat mesh from a closed spline?

« Last post by IStonia on January 30, 2025, 01:37:35 am »

Can you send me a sample image so I can make a video for that? Send to, info@digitalfossils.com

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Community Help / Is it possible to create a flat mesh from a closed spline?

« Last post by Mike_Hocksworth on January 30, 2025, 12:21:21 am »

I have in mind using the Background Reference Image function in orthographic view and tracing around an image with Spline (object) tool.

Then running a tool to create a flat Mesh object segmented into quads ideally.

I could then use other commands such as Shell (Mesh) to thicken the object.


Thanks for your consideration. 

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by steve on January 29, 2025, 06:06:08 pm »

Sounds like you have added "Object Guidlines" those you cannot select/move, they move with the object they are created on. To remove them, in object mode, with the object selected (the object with object guidlines) -> "Geometry -> Common commands n tools -> Guide lines -> Delete"

The other type of guide lines are "Guide line Objects" which when create are an actual separate object which can be selected.

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by Noobnvil on January 29, 2025, 01:20:42 pm »

Hello
I saw the guideine video several times and it works great....
but I cannot select the guideline to move it and remove it..what I am doing wrong? does not turn red and let me select it.

Tnx!

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by Noobnvil on January 23, 2025, 06:07:41 pm »

Awesome!