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It's probably not a single surface. The nature of poly meshes and NURBS
surfaces is such that there are many shapes that can be made from polys
that can't be made with a single patch. The usual method is to string
patches together. There is no other way.
> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of Morten Bartholdy
> Sent: 17 February 2004 08:55
> To: XSI@(protected)
> Subject: Re: subd/ polymesh > nurbs
>
> Looks funny - how can this be one surface?
>
> http://colorshopvfx.dk/XSI/Poly2Nurbs.jpg
>
> Normally I would expect to have to zip 8 rectangles with a
> tube and another rectangle to get this with NURBS...
>
> MB
>
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> From: "lpiasecki76" <lpiasecki76@(protected)>
> To: <XSI@(protected)>
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:13 PM
> Subject: RE: subd/ polymesh > nurbs
>
>
> >
> > Wow, are there any more of such 'undocumented' or not in
> the GUI tools ?
> > It does use some weird conversion mechanism though as the
> nurbs objects
> > created are pretty weird and probably not too useful.
> > Probably a better way would be if it converted a poly into
> surface mesh...
> > The result would be more predictable and perhaps usefull,
> otherwise it
> would
> > be very hard to convert from poly->nurbs. I have yet to see a good
> > algorithm.
> >
> > Luke
> >
> >
> > > Use the Pnet function in XSI.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Select your object then type:
> > >
> > > ApplyOp "PolyMeshPNet"
> > >
> > > ...Into the script editor and click run. Note: XSI will
> run very slowly
> > > till you freeze the new nurbs object.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ed Harriss
> > > XSI Stuff: http://www.EdHarriss.com
> > > Do you need a CG job? http://www.GetA3DJob.com
> >
> >
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