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You can use parametric spheres, splines (all types) or polygon objects with the Metaball object. In the
case of polygon objects, each point is interpreted as a sphere. Splines have a special feature — you
may use a second spline to control the hull’s thickness. This second spline must be a child of the rst
spline and also must be of the same type (you might want to copy the rst spline).
You can use a particle emitter with a metaball object.
The original circles. The circles in the metaball object.
Attribute manager settings
Object Properties
Hull Value
Denes how tightly the hull is applied. Higher values mean that the hull is wrapped more tightly
around the objects.
Editor Subdivision
Denes the number of subdivisions that are displayed in the viewport. The subdivision is specied in
distance units. This means that you should lower the value to increase the number of subdivisions and
mesh-smoothness. Increasing the value will reduce the number of subdivisions. It makes sense to use
a high value here (e.g. 40), otherwise the redraw rate may slow down noticeably.