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Old 18-04-2003, 08:40 PM   #1
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ok to start with i am very new to this ive been messing around with lightwave for about a week and im trying to model the mclaren f1 i have finished splining out one side of the car now this is where i get lost i mirror the the completed side to the opposite side now how do you get all the splines to go from splines to a surfaced object as you can see i dont have a clue what im talking about what im trying to say is go from just lines to something that actually looks like an object?.......

if anyone could help i would appreciate it

oh yeah one more thing how do you take a lightwave screenshot so that i could post it so you can see where im at ?
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Old 18-04-2003, 08:52 PM   #2
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To take a screen shot push the print screen button on the key board. then open photoshop and paste it.
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Old 18-04-2003, 09:12 PM   #3
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you have to patch splines to get surfaces.

to do that select either 3 or 4 splines, and go to multiply -> patches -> make spline patch or simply hit ctrl-f.

note that the splines must "touch", so weld points where they meet.

oh and; please use a comma and a period from time to time
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Old 18-04-2003, 09:12 PM   #4
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how do you get all the splines to go from splines to a surfaced object

Download the patching Aiv's
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Old 18-04-2003, 09:13 PM   #5
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yes, Johnny, that would make it alot easier
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Old 01-05-2003, 09:36 AM   #6
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I have a free tutorial on my site that shows the basics of spline modeling and patching.

at the bottom of the page.

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