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Using this command, you can project splines onto object surfaces.
Consider a simple helix and a sphere. You can project the helix onto the sphere’s surface then, with a
Sweep NURBS object, create a half-peeled orange skin.
Project automatically converts procedural splines to editable splines. Please note that this step is not
reversible (although you can, of course, use the Undo function). Each point of a spline is individually
projected. If a point cannot be projected (e.g. because no surface is available for it), then it will remain
at its original position. With Bezier splines, the tangents are adapted to t the surface.
Projection
View XY, ZY, XZ Plane XY, ZY, XZ Radial Radial
After choosing the Project function, a dialog opens. Use this dialog to choose the type of projection.
CINEMA 4D projects the spline onto all visible surfaces (hide the surfaces of any objects that you want
to exclude from the projection).