Loft
Loft creates a 3D object that extrudes one or more shapes along
one path. Figures 1-23 and 1-24 show examples of using the Loft
tool.
NOTE:
The process described as loft in this book is referenced as extru-
sion in Maya and is mostly for NURBS surfaces that are later
converted to polygons.
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Chapter 1 – Polygonal System Basics
Figure 1-21: Using the Lathe tool.
Figure 1-22: Using the Lathe tool in the X, Y, and Z axes.
Figure 1-23: 3D object generated by lofting with two splines: a shape and a
path. The figure on the right shows a slight decrease of the loft scale after
the operation.
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