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Spline Combiner: The Basics

The following video tutorial shows the basic use of the main Spline Combiner tools.

It covers this 3 tools: Boolean Splines, Shape Cutter and Detect Intersections. Each tool has its own peculiarities but they are all very simple to use and understand.

  • Boolean Splines: Apply Union, Subtraction, and Intersection methods to multiple shapes.
  • Shape Cutter: Segment shapes with ease, creating precise cuts and breaks.
  • Intersection Detection: Automatically find and refine intersection points across splines.

The video was speeded up to make it more dynamic, but you can stop it as many times as you need to better follow the process.

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TurboSplines Tutorial: Creation, Editing & Animation

Here are 3 videos that will show you the basic procedures for creating, editing and animating your path deformed meshes with TurboSplines 3dsmax plugin.

This video will show you how to use the tools in the Creation section to quickly make path deformed meshes.

  • Load your paths
  • Use different mesh types (cylinder, box, capsule, ribbon, custom profile, custom mesh)
  • Create multiple meshes per path
  • Add extra features to your meshes: Taper, Tip, Slice start/end

This video shows how to use the tools in the Editing section.

  • Change basic parameters (radius, sides, segments, height)
  • Edit and animate Path Deform properties
  • Copy/Paste parameters between meshes
  • Apply variation to get a more appealing look.

This video shows how to use the tools in the Animation section.

  • Set Animation type: move, grow, reveal
  • Configure Animation start and length
  • Apply Offset and set animations order
  • Adjust Path Percent values
  • Set an Easing

For further information about TurboSplines, please check out the other tutorials or go to the TurboSplines Manual.

 
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