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Examining the UVs of NURBS Surfaces

NURBS surfaces automatically receive UV coordinates when they are created. 0, 0 in UV texture space occurs at the origin box of the surface. The two vertices appearing closest to the origin box are represented by a tiny U and V, indicating the U and V direction (see Figure 3.18). Hence, you can check the UV orientation of a NURBS surface in the wireframe view of a view panel. If the vertices prove too difficult to see, you can choose Display NURBS Surface Origins. U and V symbols are displayed, as well as red ...