Introduction

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Introduction

A simple technique for creating NURBS surfaces is to create a curve for the profile of your desired form and then create a surface using one of the various NURBS surfacing tools available in Maya. In this lesson, you create an egg holder using NURBS curves and the Revolve Tool.

In this lesson you learn how to:

Create a NURBS curve using the control vertices (CV) creation technique.
Use the grid for visual reference when modeling.
Determine the start and end points for a NURBS curve and its direction.
Create a revolved NURBS surface using the Revolve tool.
Change the display shading smoothness for a NURBS surface.
Edit a NURBS surface by editing its initial profile curve when it is linked to the surface by construction history.