Blender For Dummies » Ch. 6 Files

Tilting A Handle

Jason — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:43:47 +0000

This unique shape was created by taking the handle of a 3D curve and adjusting it’s Tilt value by pressing T.

Files:

twisty.blend

Text Along A Curve

Jason — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:42:42 +0000

Just a quick example of how to get text to flow along a curve in Blender. It’s done with TextOnCurve field in the font panel below.

Files:

text_on_curve.blend

Park Bench from Curves

Jason — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:41:22 +0000

With the exception of the wooden slats, which are made from a mesh with an Array modifier, this entire park bench model is made with curves. This chair was modeled by the very cool Bob Holcomb. Thanks, Bob!

Files:

parkbench.blend

Lofting Surfaces

Jason — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:39:39 +0000

In Chapter 6, there’s a step-by-step example of creating a boat hull by lofting a surface from a series of NURBS Surface Curves. This model is the result of that example. Feel free to play with it all you like!

Files:

canoe.blend