Can anyone say what's the difference between loft and skin node in houdini.
Skin :Builds a skin surface between any number of shape curves.
Loft :Builds a skin surface between any number of shape curves in one direction.
Please explain.
Difference between loft and skin
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if it's about Loft and Skin shelf tools then note that both will use Skin SOP, but
Loft - connects curves only in one direction (u)
Skin - connects curves in 2 directions (u, v)
in other words:
Loft Shelf Tool uses only 1st input of Skin SOP
Skin Shelf Tool uses both
more here:
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini14.0/shelf/loft [sidefx.com]
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini14.0/shelf/skin [sidefx.com]
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini14.0/nodes/sop/skin [sidefx.com]
Loft - connects curves only in one direction (u)
Skin - connects curves in 2 directions (u, v)
in other words:
Loft Shelf Tool uses only 1st input of Skin SOP
Skin Shelf Tool uses both
more here:
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini14.0/shelf/loft [sidefx.com]
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini14.0/shelf/skin [sidefx.com]
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini14.0/nodes/sop/skin [sidefx.com]
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