Creating Stripped Surfaces

You can create stripped surfaces from sections drawn on a support and assemble them to efficiently rebuild the subdivision surface.

Before you begin: Create a 3D shape with a closed surface.
  1. From the Shape Sculpt section of the action bar, click Strip Drawing .
  2. Start drawing sections on the support surface.

    Tip: You can also click twice to create a section.

    Each section defines a drawing cut. It is computed orthogonally according to the view plane of the first section. Its size is defined by the section plane and its orientation by each stroke.



  3. From the Tools Palette, click one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Add Strip Switches from the creation mode to the modification mode.
    Added Surface Selection In modification mode, adds surfaces to the selection.
    Erase Erases sections of the stripped surface in creation mode, and surfaces or edges in modification mode.
    Constant Dimension Defines the section size using a slider.
    Automatic Section Defines an automatic orientation of the sections.
    Link Mode Creates a circle associated to each section. The circle radius can be modified to resize the sections.
    Projection View Computes the first projection that is found along the view direction.
    Free Edge Mode Shows only the free edges.
    Apply Validates the creation of the stripped surface.
  4. Optional: Click Constant Dimension and use the slider to modify the section size.

    When both sizes of the section are different, the manipulated size is the biggest one, and the proportion is kept.



  5. Optional: Click Automatic Section .
    Sections are oriented parallel to each other.

  6. Click Add Strip and use the pointer to modify created sections.


  7. Optional: To deactivate the projection and manipulate the vertices along the mesh line, pressAlt.
  8. To assemble an edge using the merge mode, press Alt.
  9. Click Apply .

    You can also click in the work area to validate.

  10. Select a manipulation mode, define the edge type (free or join), and the interaction type (pick, or pick and move).