Working with Splines - MAXON CINEMA 4D R16 Studio: A Tutorial Approach - page 81

The following steps are required to complete this tutorial:
a. Create the shape of the hand bag.
b. Create the handles of the hand bag.
c. Create text on the hand bag.
d. Change the background color of the scene.
e. Save and render the scene.
Creating the Shape of the Hand Bag
In this section, you will create the shape of the hand bag using the Spline tool.
1. Choose File > New from the menu bar; a new scene is started. Next, choose Create >
Spline from the main menu; a cascading menu is displayed. Choose Rectangle from the
menu; a rectangle is created in the Perspective viewport and Rectangle is added to the
Object Manager.
2. Make sure that Rectangle is selected in the Object Manager. In the Attribute Manager,
choose the Object button; the Object Propertie s area is displayed. In this area, set the
values of parameters as follows:
Width: 980 Height: 340
3. In the Object Propertie s area, select the Rounding check box and enter 55 in the Radi-
us spinner. Next, select the XZ option from the Plane drop-down list.
4. In the Attribute Manager, choose the Coord button; the Coordinates area is displayed.
In this area, set the parameters as follows:
P . X: 1.6 P . Z: -4
After entering the values, Rectangle is placed in the Perspective viewport, as shown in Fig-
ure 2-57.
5. Make sure that Rectangle is selected in the Object anager. Press and hold the left mouse
button and the CTRL key and then drag and drop the cursor in the empty space above
it; the copy of Rectangle is created in the Perspective viewport and added to the Object
Manager with the name Rectangle.1 , as shown in Figure 2-58.