Basics of T-splines and the Sculpt workspace

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As a designer,

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I might want to start by importing an image or a sketch as an underlay for my design

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in the ribbon toolbar,

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you'll find the attached canvas tool as an easy way to import a concept sketch

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in the attached canvas tool.

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I simply need to select a work plane to attach the image to

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and then browse for the image I want to import.

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Next, I have several options to manipulate the size and settings of the image.

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I can use the handles to scale and move the image around my scene

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and use the canvas opacity setting to make the object more or less transparent.

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I prefer the image to be semitransparent in the background. When I design

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another setting that is helpful is display through

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display through allows you to see the canvas

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through 3d objects in your design space.

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If you look at the vents in the sketch,

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you'll see the difference with display through on and off.

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Now notice in the browser when I attach a canvas,

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there is a new folder in the browser for canvases.

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This will be the place that I can easily control the visibility of my canvases.

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Later,

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if you right click on the attached canvas,

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you'll see two options.

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You can edit the canvas

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which will open up the dialogue box and settings that we just looked at

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and you can calibrate the canvas which will allow

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you to scale the image proportionally with known dimensions.

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Now it's time to start capturing the form language of the reciprocating saw concept

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to do so. I'm going to enter into the sculpt workspace

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to enter into the sculpt workspace.

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First, you need to select create form from the create section of the model toolbar,

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create form will change the user interface and allow

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you to start sculpting with sub divisional modeling tools

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in the Sculpt workspace.

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There are several ways that I can create T spline geometry to design with

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at the top.

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You'll see several primitive shapes to create geometry or you can

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start with sketch profiles and extrude revolve sweep or loft into t

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blind surfaces.

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I want to start to sculpt the handle of the Reciprocating saw.

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I'll select cylinder to begin

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when I create a primitive. First, I need to select a work plane

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that I want to create the geometry on

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and next select the origin point of the cylinder

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and drag or enter the diameter to set the dimension.

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Next,

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I would need to define the length

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and the amount of sub divisional phases that will represent the geometry.

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A best practice here is to start with a minimal amount of faces you'll

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be adding more later as you start to add more detail into your surfaces.

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And it's easier to capture the overall form with less faces.

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Once I've defined my cylinder,

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I'm going to use the edit form tool to move, rotate and manipulate the surface.

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You'll find the edit form tool in the right click marking menu

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as well as at the top of the modify menu in the toolbar.

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I'll use the manipulator to move and rotate

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the cylinder to the location of the handle.

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In my concept sketch,

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the edit form tool is one of the most powerful tools

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in the sculpt environment as it allows you to translate,

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rotate and scale all of the geometry in the sculpt workspace.

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Now it's time to start manipulating this cylinder

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in the sculpt workspace.

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There are three types of geometry and there are

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three basic ways that we can edit that geometry.

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There are faces,

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edges

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and vertices

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and we can

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translate,

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rotate

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and scale

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those faces, edges and vertices.

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I can choose to make changes to each type of geometry individually or

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in conjunction with other types of geometry depending on the desired result.

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This all comes together as I start to move the faces and

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edges of the cylinder to align with the concept we are creating.