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Spline Cleaner: Detach Splines, Connect Segments, Weld Vertices

This Spline Cleaner tutorial dives into 3 essential functions — Explode, Connect, and Weld — to help you organize complex spline shapes, detach segments, and optimize vertices for cleaner results in your 3ds Max projects.

With Explode, you can detach all segments or splines within selected shapes, with the option to group segments by angle threshold. Weld Vertices allows you to merge vertices within a set distance, reducing unnecessary points. Finally, Connect Vertices enables you to join nearby vertices by creating new segments to fill up unwanted gaps in your curves.

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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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