Spline Mask

Spline Mask

The Spline Mask is paramount to a Boole Object for splines (see your CINEMA 4D reference manual). Use the Spline Mask to cut out, connect, etc. spline shapes. This works best when the splines are smooth and all in on the same plane.

This is a very good tool for quickly creating spline shapes. Spline Mask objects can be used everywhere where a normal spline can be used:

• Extrude NURBS
  
  

• Sweep NURBS etc.
  
  

Furthermore, every (closed) spline shape can be displayed in polygon mode. A Spline Mask can be converted to a polygon object via the Make Editable or Current State to Object commands (Create Cap must be active).