Bsurfacesvi.s quick guide. ... Installation (Open tne Use Preferences. Inthe User Preferences window go to Add-Ons tb, press th “Install Add-On" butlon, and search for the py fe neluded in he package Now Bsuraces v5 sisted among te add-ons. Make sure “Bsurlaces GPL Elon” Is deactivated, {and elek on the checkbox at the right of his new versio fo atvate it Its aso a good idea to sabe he opton “Smooth strokes” inthe Preferences (Edtng” tab) “To find the Bsuraces panel, select @ mesh objec, ontr Eilt mode, and chock atthe bottom ofthe 30 view tocshet, Modeling and retopology. ‘This tool wor in Eat mode ofthe seated mash abect.n general the main diferance between the warktow for modeling and tne ane for retopolony fs that fr modoing we work on the same mesh abject we want fo sl, whe na retopology we aiteady have the Herescuton model ut we Work on & Separate mesh object wich wil b the low-resolution one Panels ‘This the pane or bung surfaces I canbe found in the toolshelf This panel appear in Edt mode of Curves objects. Gives the options cof the 8D view when we are Eat mode a he Mesh object. foreating th spines. Building a surface 4 2) Ke Grease poncl strokes (or curves spines) must bo drawn in tho ordor we want the suace fo be bul. [Also the direction ofthe stokes determines how the surface is bul "trough them. The fest point of each stoke wil be connected fo the frst point of the next, ans each ast point to the lst point of the next, ‘Alter pressing “Add Surtace” the sutace s bul ‘After the surface bull, the number of face-loops crossing the strokes and facedoops folowing the stokes can be interactively set Using the options "Cross" and “Fobow" in tho tweak panel. Other Beurtaces options can sla be tweaked in ream inthis pane. Strokes reorder Press "Eat Strokes" to turn the stokes info Incurves ait mode, draw grease pencil srokes. Resulting surface afer using those splines as cues, of got into Edt mode if ty are (wit the option “Surlace” active) on top of the input ‘alwady bezer curves, splines, in the new dosied order, and press "Roorser Spies’ ‘The same set of splines. Resulting suace Set splines first points ‘Select the ps to be designated as fest points and press "Set Fist Poin CChanging the frst points ofthe last two spines, For close shapes only one Pott per spin shoud be selected Result with tose tps Rout Edit Strokes ‘Tho “Edit Strokes" bulton converts grease pen stokes ino eiable bezier curves, and ifthe input are aeady bezier curves enters Edit mode, Aer the grease pencl stokes are converted into curves, to use them to generate a surface see "Surfaces from Curves" below. Keep strokes “The otion keep strokes maintain strokes or cures ater bullng the surface, They ae ‘urges rom Curves" bao 2s bezier curves. To use them to gonerate a surface 00 Extrusions and bridges ‘Thor ae treo typ of sloctions: (Open selection. Closed selection: the frst point of a closed Two adjacent selectons: both selections are selection remains unselectod connected by one vertex, which i unseleces ‘This unselected vertex divides both selections Extrusions and bridges can be done across or along stokes. In this example the bridge is done across stokes. The fist and last stokes ae oriented iia tothe respective selectons, thie way the new surface understands how lt shou be merged withthe existing geomet. Inthe case of bridges across stokes the last stroke is only for rienaton purposes. is shape is completely replace by the target selection “Tak inl account thatthe Cross value which defines the number of face-loops crossing stokes wil not be availabe for modicaion in this case since the selctee vertces dene te numberof ace-oops nou, For extruding and brigng along stokes, tho ip ofthe stand lat srokos must be nar th fist and last vortices ofthe solecon. The Follow” value in ‘his cat isnot avaiable since the salction determines the number a face doops following the strokes. é ‘ th SSS A oS Y SST SSeauwel f S oH 4 t L For surtaces from two connected selections the ore of the strokes and Raut ‘heir oentaton must be Ike above, From inside to outside. The frst point (of the fit stroke fe near tho vertex that dhides both selectons Sometimes with ony one stoke f enough (one lke the Sed one in tis ‘exampe). Both sections must have atleast two selected vertices, Crosshatch Seer ‘Several croseesin one pint are alowes [And stokes could cross only one otter stoke to adda vertex. Note about grease pencil In Windows operative systom, when doing retopo, ithe 3D view has too many polygons (ike witha very Hi-tes model the performance ofthe grease onc may be lower, which reans it draws ls points per soko. Depending on the nareware Walso may happen whn doing fat strokes. Those Strokes with ess rescluton may affect the resis ofthe cosshatch. “To.get beter results in those stations wo can draw stokes ina slower fashion, or reduce the amount of polygons shown nthe 30 view. Linc version of Blonder handios events beta, the evokes get a good denalyof pons, so the results rauing stokes a normal speed are much beter. Surfaces from Curves Curves are interpreted inthe same way a8 grease pencd stokes, The order of the splines and thei drecton ate taken into account to determine the shape of he resting surface, To bul surface rom bezier curves: Inobct mode, select the curves object. ‘Ade the mesh objeto the selection (SHIFT+select Enter eet mode forthe mesh obec (TAB. In Edt mode of to mesh objec, poss “Add Surtaco™ Automatic Join nen drawing closed shapes. the option “Automatic join’ closos the surface automaticaly in those areas. | =— “Automatic jin also works wih surfaces generated by crossed srokes. When there is selection in th ‘The surface gets automatically woided to he existing mesh be lmted 10 that soieton, isting mesh, the automatic jing it Stretch option ‘Appears in the tweak panel after pressing "Add Surfaca' and having "Automatic join" active. It alows o fine-tune the automatic jon a “Automat nis acive and Sreich value is set Here the Stretch value i nereased. The bocdors And increased a tte moc, torero. star to get ined ‘The Sitch option works win crosshatch too, The second picture shows the result ofthe crosshatch with he default seting forthe Stotz option. The the and fourth leit increase the Stretch value Loops on strokes if if With the option “Loops on the loop wil follow the exact path of | The number sat for the Follow value wil be the number of fae-oon the ao between two sre. Wen “Loops on stroke” is combined it Results without “Loops on srokes fexusions or bridges along siokes, each stroke becomes a guice. along which the respecte selected vertex wil be extruded, There can be ‘any umber of strokes guiding as many vertices Results using "Loops on strokes". + ‘can be used wth two connected selections co. Results without"Laops on strokes Rests using "Loops on strokes" ‘The option “Loops on sirckes" beng used together wit bezier curves 2s Input. n this case closed spines. Cyclic Cross and Cyclic Follow. a ad RRosut with Gyle options inactive Reaut wth Cyclo Foliow acthe. The Here both Cross and Follow Cyckc faceoops. tat follow the strokes options are acts, ‘became cycle Bridges and extrusions of closed shapes are good use cases forthe “Cys” options. In the example above ite needed a final stroke very near tothe ‘at Soke to dose the surface ofthe tidge Just te “Cyese Cross" opt acne wil ose the surface fom the four suoke tothe fst one 1399 Another use case, Result without Cyc Cross, Result using Cyclic Cross. ‘Mer tweaking the numberof erossing facevoops, Fill faces ‘Wan the structure of edges i alreacy there, we can fil the faces (quads and rangi) by selecting and pressing “Add Surface’ The selacton doesnt need to be too exact ‘Surfaces from loose edges Use CTRL viet mouse button to extrude verices. Select the varices that wil be used to form the The surface is built by pressing "Add Surtace”. “ry to avoid mare than wo edges connected to. surace ‘one vortex, and stat drawing edges. It doesn't mater some overap Surfaces trom loose edges are automatically Select the loose adges that wil form the now Press "Add Surtace™ to bulld the new surface ‘welded to the exiting geometry, jst by placing surace, together with the verboes ofthe existing and it gets welded automaticaly to the selectes ‘the new verbces near tne exsting ones, ‘Geometry that willbe welded (it dossrt need 10 part of he previous goomatry. be too exact)