Surface Primitives

Reference

Mode:

Object Mode and Edit Mode

Menu:

Add ‣ Surface

Shortcut:

Shift-A

See also

After adding a primitive, you can change options such as its radius.

The Add Surface menu offers the following primitives:

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NURBS curve primitives.
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NURBS surface primitives.
NURBS Curve

Adds a simple curve of four control points forming an arc.

NURBS Circle

Adds a closed loop of control points forming a circle.

NURBS Surface

Adds a simple surface patch consisting of a 4×4 grid with the center points slightly raised.

NURBS Cylinder

Adds an open cylinder, consisting of an extruded NURBS Circle.

NURBS Sphere

Adds a generic sphere constructed from control points arranged in a cube.

NURBS Torus

Adds a doughnut-shaped primitive created by rotating a circle around an axis.