About this Manual
NURBS Modeling in Alias includes information to help you do the following tasks:
- understand the basics of NURBS modeling and what you can create with it
- understand the tools available for NURBS modeling
- create and edit objects, curves, and surfaces
- use labeling and measuring tools
- perform advanced modeling tasks, such as make blend curves, work with point cloud data, and use evaluation techniques
Other Books
The other books in this release are:
Animating in Alias: Provides information to help you create basic animations, build skeletons, bring creatures to life using Inverse Kinematics, produce particles and special effects, and deform time using time warps.
Basic Tools in Alias: General tools that you'll use throughout modeling, animating, or rendering workflows.
Data Transfer for CAD and Solid Imaging: Explains how to exchange 3D model data between Alias and CAD packages.
EvalViewer: A user's guide for EvalViewer, which is a stand-alone utility for industrial design that works as both a cloud data tool and a surface evaluation tool.
Global Index: Covers all the books, allowing you to find information quickly.
Learning Alias: A thorough course in learning how to use the Alias design and animation software.
Polygonal Modeling in Alias: Tools to create and modify polygons and polysets.
Release Notes and Installation: Full installation procedures and software notes.
Rendering in Alias: Tools to define the look of your scene, create special effects, define how the scene will render, and create final rendered images and animations.
What's New and Addendum: Describes the new and improved features for Version 9.0.
Select Help > Online docs from the Alias interface to access the following additional online information:
- Alias Standalone Utilities Guide
- Complementary Applications
- OpenAlias/OpenModel Application Programmer's Interface
- File Formats and Data Transfer
- Alias Scene Description Language Programmer's Interface
- GameExport Application Programmer's Interface
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