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Making a surface from a spline
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  • adnama
  • Posted: 26 October 2007 10:54 AM
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Hi,

I’m looking for some advice on how to turn this road network into a surface.

The file contains just a spline representing the edge of the road. Is there any way to convert this into a solid or a surface?

Thanks for your help!

Paul



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First thing is that it is not a single closed spline - Vertex SO mode, Select All, Weld.
Apply an Extrude Modifier - that will give you a surface, but there are so many vertices that the resultant mesh is not pretty - many long narrow faces.



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  • adnama
  • Posted: 26 October 2007 11:24 AM

That worked very well.

Thanks so much for your help!

Paul



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You’re welcome :)



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