Understand sculpt curves
 
 
 

Sculpt curves shape the curve network surface by pushing or pulling the surface away from the network.

A sculpt curve is like a handle on the surface which lets you push or pull the surface.

Sculpt curves allow you to make complex or subtle changes to surfaces such as adding bumps, indentations, twists, or cork-screw effects.

How sculpt curves work

  1. Alias projects the sculpt curve onto the surface along the surface normals.
  2. Alias links the points along the sculpt curve to the points on the projected curve.
  3. When a point on the sculpt curve moves, the corresponding point on the surface moves also.
    • The degree to which the point on the surface follows the point on the sculpt curve depends on the weight or weights along the sculpt curve.
    • The area of the surfaces which is pulled along is the region of influence of the sculpt curve.

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