Rhino Beginner’s Course, Part 3: NURBS vs Meshes and SUBD

From this video you’ll gain an understanding of how NURBS, meshes, and SUBD geometry differ in Rhino.

0:00: Introduction to NURBS geometry
1:01: Creating a sphere
1:36: Using the gumball for duplication
1:47: Rebuild command, adjusting degree and point count
3:26: Understanding UV coordinates in Rhino
3:24: Rebuild command, modifying UV point count
3:51: Editing control points
4:30: Introduction to meshes
4:46: Creating a mesh sphere
5:06: Editing mesh vertices
5:57: Intro to SubD modeling
6:10: Creating a SubD sphere
6:23: Switching between box mode and smooth mode with Tab key
6:34: SubD smooth extrusion
7:14: SubD modeling examples with cactus form
7:42: Scaling uniformly with gumball and Shift key
8:07: Moving faces, edges, and points in SubD
8:38: Subdivide command in SubD modeling
9:15: Comparison of NURBS and SubD modeling approaches
9:39: Key points summary and advice for beginners

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