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The Big Bad · 02-04-2003, 05:58 AM

Hey,

I'm reasonably new to Lightwave, and been tinkering on and off with 3D for 2 years. I come from a background of trueSpace, you can see my work at Second Ave. Project .

I can do reasonably well with primitives, texturin, but was looking for advancing my knowledge. I haven't been able to find great tutorials on more advanced techniques. I have some questions about terms and other things I've seen around but can't find an explaination of (just "How to use", Google hasn't turned up too many sites with descriptions.).

1. Where can I find some very good tutorials on Spline modeling? I found one that looks real good at ap3d.com, but I'd like more than 1.

2. What are edge loops? How are they implemented? (Again a tutorial would be great) I see the term mostly in reference to modeling humans, but do they have other uses. While I'm at at, what exactly are they used for in human models?

Thanx in adv.

02-04-2003, 05:58 AM	#1
The Big Bad Full Access Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York Posts: 5	Modeling techniques Hey, I'm reasonably new to Lightwave, and been tinkering on and off with 3D for 2 years. I come from a background of trueSpace, you can see my work at Second Ave. Project . I can do reasonably well with primitives, texturin, but was looking for advancing my knowledge. I haven't been able to find great tutorials on more advanced techniques. I have some questions about terms and other things I've seen around but can't find an explaination of (just "How to use", Google hasn't turned up too many sites with descriptions.). 1. Where can I find some very good tutorials on Spline modeling? I found one that looks real good at ap3d.com, but I'd like more than 1. 2. What are edge loops? How are they implemented? (Again a tutorial would be great) I see the term mostly in reference to modeling humans, but do they have other uses. While I'm at at, what exactly are they used for in human models? Thanx in adv.