pafurijazNov 18
After starting to mess around with #Bézier curves in #Blender and Inkscape, I tried them out in #Plasticity and #Rhino too, and now I’ve decided I’m definitely using them whenever I’m working with #NURBS surfaces. A single-span degree-3 curve lets me make pretty much any shape with the fewest points possible and get perfectly smooth surfaces… plus there are a bunch of other perks! #CAD #b3d
pafurijazNov 18
After some test and experiments, I decided that I will only use curves with degree 3, and never beyond 5 CVs. #nurbs #CAD #curves #design
pafurijazOct 28
I always figured #NURBS curves would be easier to work with than #Bézier ones, but boy, was I wrong. I tried replicating some hull curves in a #CAD, and I just couldn't nail them as perfectly as I do with Béziers. NURBS take a ton of points to get right, but with Bézier handles, it's a total breeze. 😍 #b3d #vector surfaces. now i get why IceM Surf dudes prefer that..
Wojciech JaroszOct 16
Validation of converting NURBS curves to a sequence of rational Bézier curves. #graphics #NURBS #beziers
Show threadJaycosm🔆Oct 11
@blender I definitely endorse the inclusion of NURBS / Bézier modeling tools into Blender. If it increases the size & complexity of the app for too many people, perhaps a version of Blender can be released where the #NURBS / #Bézier modeling tools are excluded - disabled during compile time. Just make sure to place compile time flags around new NURBS code as it's added. Blender Artist Edition (w/o NURBS) & Blender Engineering Edition (w/ NURBS). It's great that #Volkswagen is using #Blender ✌😄
pafurijazOct 1
Hey, I’ve been running some tests and found that #IGES export only works if you convert to PsychoPatch. So, I’ll need to install that add-on. For now, this solution seems like a decent compromise, and I reckon a lot of folks in the #automotive industry might find it interesting, at least until Francesco Siddi, the new CEO, decides it’s time to give some love to this part of #Blender that’s been neglected for 20 years. #b3d #CAD #NURBS
pafurijazSep 30
Hey everyone, a guy is working on an add-on that converts SubD into NURBS surfaces in #Blender, and I’d say it’s off to a great start! Plus, he’s also developing a way to export these #NURBS as multiple #IGES patches. #b3d #CAD
pafurijazSep 21
So, #Volkswagen Group has asked for #NURBS surfaces to be implemented in #Blender; could this finally be it? They’ve also mentioned possibly involving a university math department; maybe this is the real deal. Francesco Siddi already brought it up last year. When I saw that VW had joined as a project funder, I got my hopes up, but a specific, direct request like this from a group like them might actually make a difference. #b3d #CAD 😭
https://youtu.be/_80MwJXli2k
Blender at Volkswagen Group — Blender Conference 2025

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Show threadBazza 🔶Jul 16
Con el mismo truco #araña #blender #b2d #nurbs
Plöp PlöpJul 3
Why are there no libraries that handle #NURBS and are somewhat decently documented? The only ones I found are #openCascade and openNurbs and one is very badly documented the other not at all. I just want to have a function that gives me the curve to an extrusion without doing the math myself. (well and a few similar things) #cad3d