User defined Bevel in Maya??

Irreal

Hi all,

I've been checking out 3ds max recently (haven't used it since version 3) and I happened across the Bevel modifier that can accept a user defined profile spline. I thought this was pretty cool and wondered if the same effect could be achieved in Maya via the default toolset or a script.

The closest solution I could think of would be to create a linear curve from the edges of your mesh and then extrude a profile curve along it. The results are hardly as elegant as Max's tool though.

Any scripts or workarounds that people are aware of?

Thanks in advance as always

cptincognito

You can do a simple bevel, followed by the poly split ring tool, set to multi, which uses a gradient control to define a profile. Set the gradient control to spline interpolation.

Irreal

Ah that's awesome. You have quite literally made my day.