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Why a curve instead of a mesh for the ring?

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  • April 20, 2023 at 3:51 am #16243
    Wendy Robinson
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      I still don’t understand why you went with a curve instead of a mesh object for the ring. Could you explain a little bit more the reasoning behind that decision? 🤔

      April 20, 2023 at 4:15 am #78716
      spikeyxxx
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        Hi Wendy @wendy10698 ,

        It is mainly because Curves come with nice UVs.

        There is even a nice trick, where you Extrude the Circle and Tilt the control points 90°:

        Planet Rings.png

        You certainly can use a Mesh Circle, but it’s a lot more of a hassle to get the UVs right.

        April 20, 2023 at 7:15 am #78717
        Omar Domenech
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          We all like freebies, even if it’s UV’s I’ll take’em. I guess another reason would be that it’s so much easier to control a curve if you want to make changes. With a mesh you’d have lots of vertices which can add kinks if fiddled with too much.

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