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Extended Splines .................................................. 284

WRectangle Spline .................................................. 284

Channel Spline ........................................................ 285

Angle Spline............................................................. 286

Tee Spline................................................................. 287

Wide Flange Spline.................................................. 288

Editable Spline ...................................................... 289

Editable Spline............. ............................................ 289

Editable Spline (Object)......................... ................. 295

Editable Spline (Vertex) ......................................... 297

Editable Spline (Segment) ...................................... 303

Editable Spline (Spline) .......................................... 308

Compound Objects............................................... 313

Compound Objects................................................. 313

Morph Compound Object ........... ........................... 314

Scatter Compound Object....................................... 318

Conform Compound Objec t................................... 324

Connect Compound Object.................................... 328

BlobMesh Compound Object ................................. 331

ShapeMerge Compound Object ............................. 336

Boolean Compound Object ................................. 338

Boolean Compound Object .......................... .......... 338

Material Attach Options Dialog .............................. 345

Terra in Compound Object...................................... 347

Loft Compound Object......................................... 352

Loft Compound Object................................. .......... 352

Creation Method Rollout ........................................ 354

Surface Parameters Rollout ..................................... 354

Path Parameters Rollout.......................................... 356

Skin Parameters Rollout.......................................... 358

Deformations . ....................... ........................ .......... 363

Deform Scale ........................................................... 364

Deform Twist........................................................... 364

Deform Teeter.......................................................... 365

Deform Bevel........................................................... 366

Deform Fit ............. .................................................. 367

Deformation Dialog ................................................ 368

Path Commands...................................................... 372

Shape Commands ................................................... 373

Compare Dialog ....... ............................................... 374

Mesher Compound Object...................................... 374

ProB oolean/ProCutter Compound Objects........ 377

ProBoolean/ProCutter Compound Objects ........... 377

ProBoolean Compound Object .............................. 378

ProCutter Compound Object ................................. 388

Quad Meshing and Smoothing ............................... 392

Creating Dynamics Objects ................................. 395

Dynamics Objects ................................................... 395

Damper Dynamics Object ...................................... 396

Spring Dynamics Object......................................... 400

Creating Systems .................................................. 404

Systems .................................................................... 404

Bones System........................................................ 404

Bones System........................................................... 404

Using Objects as Bones ........................................... 410

Bone Tools ............................................................... 411

Bone Tools Rollouts.............................................. 411

Bone Editing Tools Rollout ..................................... 411

Fin Adjustment Tools Rollout ................................. 413

Object Properties Rollout (Bone Tools).................. 414

Ring Array System................................................... 415

Sunlight and Daylight Systems ........................... 418

Sunlight and D aylight Systems................................ 418

Geographic Location Dialog................................... 422

6 Transforms: Moving, R otating, and

Scaling Objects .. .............................. ........423

Moving, Rotating, and Scaling Objects .................. 423

Axis Tripod and World Axis ................................... 424

Using Transforms.................................................. 424

Using Transforms .................................................... 424

Using Transform Gizmos .................................. ...... 426

Tr ansform Type-In .................................................. 431

Animating Transforms............................................ 432

Tr ansform Managers ........................ ....................... 433

Specifying a Reference Coordinate System....... ...... 435

Choosing a Transform Center................. ................ 435

Using the Ax is Constraints...................................... 437

Reset Transform Utility ........................................... 438

Transform Commands .......................................... 438

Tr ansform Commands ............................................ 438

Select and Move ...................................................... 439

Select and Rotate ............................. ....................... 439

Select and Sc ale ....................................................... 440

Select and Uniform Scale ........................................ 441

Select and Non-Uniform Scale ............................... 441

Select and S quash ................................................... 442

Transf orm Coordina tes and Coordinate

Center ................................................................. 442

Transform Coordinates and Co ordinate Center..... 442

Reference Coordinate System ................................. 443

Use Center Flyout.................................................... 445

Use Pivot Point Center .................................. .......... 446

Use Selection Center ............................................... 447

Use Transform Co ordinate Center ......................... 447

Transform Tools.................................................... 448

Transform Tools ...................................................... 448

Array Flyout............................................................. 448