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image shows the 8 red curves created from the green mesh.

New tsx plugin for converting a polygon mesh to a series of curves.

http://clintons3d.com/plugins/truespace ... poly2curve"

It has 2 limitations. It can't close the resulting curves and it can't automatically group the curves. Both commands exist in the sdk but they don't work.
Both can be manually done to the curves afterward.

Edit: Both limitations have been fixed!

It looks great.
The tsx is missing at the download link though.

Just rename the link poly2curve.tsx to poly2nurbs.tsx in your internet browser to grab the plugin. Hey Clintonman can i add your plugin in my next update ?

Edit: here the new link: http://clintons3d.com/plugins/downloads/poly2nurbs.tsx

Oops, fixed the link and more.

The plugin will close the curves now and group them automatically.

The sdk group commands confused me, but they do work. The sdk command for closing the curve only sets a flag, it doesn't create the extra control points that are needed.
So it's all working the way I originally intended. Until someone finds a bug anyway

Edit:
One more thing. I was playing around and you can boolean 2 curves together then convert the resulting mesh back to a curve.

Cellulo wrote:Just rename the link poly2curve.tsx to poly2nurbs.tsx in your internet browser to grab the plugin. Hey Clintonman can i add your plugin in my next update ?

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Yes, everything you see on the website is up for grabs and use in any way you like.

Thanks, Clinton.