Working with Splines - MAXON CINEMA 4D R16 Studio: A Tutorial Approach - page 87

Figure 2-67 All Rectangles lofted in the Perspective viewport
Creating the Handles of the Hand Bag
In this section, you will create the handles of the bag using the Lathe tool.
1. Choose Create > Spline from the main menu; a cascading menu is displayed. Choose
Circle from it; a circle is created in the Perspective viewport and Circle is added to the
Object Manager.
2. Make sure Circle is selected in the Object Manager. In the Attributes Manager, make
sure that the Object button is chosen. In the Object Properties area, enter 8 in the Ra-
dius spinner. Also, make sure that the XY option is selected in the Plane drop-down list.
Next, choose the Coord button; the Coordinates area is displayed. In the Coordinates
area, set the parameters as follows:
P . X: 242.63 P . Y: 293.5 P . Z: -110.8
3. Press and hold the left mouse button on the Subdivision Surface tool in the Command
Palette; a flyout is displayed. Choose the Lathe tool from the flyout, as shown in Figure
2-68; Lathe is added to the Object Manager, refer to Figure 2-69.
Figure 2-68 Choosing Lathe from the flyout