# 3ds max: how is this done?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-how-is-this-done/183854>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [March 30, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-how-is-this-done/183854 "2006-03-30T18:34:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdd)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-how-is-this-done/183854/1 "2006-03-30T18:34:26Z")

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[http://www.3dcar-gallery.com/003\_serial\_081-100/093\_Carlos%20Acevedo.htm](http://www.3dcar-gallery.com/003_serial_081-100/093_Carlos%20Acevedo.htm)

in the second picture, what is used? nurbs or what? i’m asking, because whatever it is, it gives nice curves to an object.  
thanks.

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**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-how-is-this-done/183854/2 "2006-03-30T18:46:17Z")

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Splines…then from those splines you do what is called patching. Then you get that nice curved dense mesh.

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**Author:** ![kdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdd)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-how-is-this-done/183854/3 "2006-03-31T03:05:24Z")

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hey thanks man. i’ll try that out…

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**Author:** ![kdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdd)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-how-is-this-done/183854/4 "2006-03-31T06:07:54Z")

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hey DDD, can you please explain that in a bit detail? i’m still trying to learn it… thanks. 🙂 i drew a nurbs curve, and applied surface CV. is that how it is supposed to be done? oh i can also refine, delete or insert rows, cols, or both, which can give nice curves…

so if i’ve and object in x-y direction, how can it get some bend in z dir? thanks again.

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i think i’ve figured it out by myself… create new points, and get it to a shape by moving the points… then to change the z value, just drag the z-arrow and move up or down… i think i’ll have a very simple thing created by tomorrow. 🙂