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Using the NURBS Toolbox to Create Sub-Objects 1083
Quad menu for modifying NURBS models
Tools 1 (upper-left) Quadrant
These options are general display and sub-object
level shortcuts.
Tra nsf orm Deg rade—To g g l e s Degradation Override
(page 1–34).
Display Shaded Lattice, Display La ttices, Display
Sur faces, and Display Cur ves—
See Display Controls
for NURBS Models (page 1–1117).
Sub-objects—Displays the sub-object choices for
the selected object, as well as a Top-level choice.
Tool s 2 (l ower-lef t) Qua dr a nt
Theseoptionsarecreationandeditingshortcuts.
Cr e ate CV Surf ace, Crea te CV Curv e, Create Po int
Sur face, Create Point Curve—
Thesecreateanew
NURBS sub-object.
Insert CV R ow, Insert CV Column, Refine CV Curve,
Refine CV Row—
These add CVs to a CV Surface
sub-object by inserting or refining. For the
difference between inserting and refining, see
Editing Surface CV Sub-Objects (page 1–1130).
See NURBS Concepts (page 1–1091) for more
information about refining.
Usi ng t he NU R B S Tool box to
Cre at e Su b -O bje cts
Modify panel > Select NURBS objec t. > General rollout >
NURBS Cre ation Toolbox button
Keyboard > Ct rl+T (Keyboard Shortcut Override Toggle
must be on.)
Besides using rollouts at the NURBS object
level, you can use the NURB S toolbox to create
sub-objects.
Interfa ce
Toolbox for NURBS objects
The toolbox contains buttons for creating NURBS
sub-objects. In general, the toolbox b ehaves like
this:
• While the button is on, the toolbox is visible
whenever a NURBS object or sub-object is