Nomad Sculpt: Tooltips: Tube Tool

[@TonyAllen1988]

This is probably the first tutorial that moved at a pace that was truly helpful and easy for me to figure out while learning Nomad. Thank you so much.

[@making-things]

@@TonyAllen1988 My goal has always been to be clear and not rush through any of the details, so I am very happy to hear this. Thanks for the comment. Take care.

[@drugfreedave]

Really great video! Learned a lot about tube, looking forward to more! 💯🙌🏾

[@making-things]

Dave! Oh man, thank you. Very honored that you watched my video. I've chatted with you a few times on your live streams. You have helped me probably more than anyone, so thank you for all your great advice! Take care.

[@dent0osh]

You deserve wayyy more followers, please make a full beginner tutorial series. All love and support!

[@making-things]

Appreciate that. Very kind of you to say. A beginner series is a great idea. Anything in particular I should focus on?

[@making-things]

Now you've got me writing down notes and ideas for a beginner series.

[@bryanthevery]

Great video. Tons of concise tips that are explained and illustrated very well. The side bar of tip sets is very helpful. Gonna go make a buncha tubes in Nomad right now!

[@making-things]

@@bryanthevery Thank you Bryan. I am glad you got a lot out of it. Good luck on the tube-making. Take care.

[@ronaldbell7429]

This is such an excellent walkthrough. This tool is so much more powerful than I thought it was.

[@making-things]

With great power, comes great responsibility, and beveled 3D tubes. I agree, It is pretty awesome. Thank you for the kind words. Take care.

[@mral6168]

Fantastic overview!

[@making-things]

mral, thank you so much. I appreciate the comment. I’m very glad it was helpful. Take care.

[@Hinarcia]

Rounded tube you are a life saver. thanks

[@making-things]

So glad to hear that! Take care.

[@Hinarcia]

@@making-things I was so bothered by the endpoints and always just adding a sphere merging it to try to get it perfect. Now I don't have to anymore. Now I can have nice rounded endpoints. Instead of these ugly flat ones.

[@making-things]

I retracted my question, cuz you just said it - rounded tube! That has so many applications!

[@making-things]

@@HinarciaLove that! Life without having to round tube ends is a good one.

[@Lcard69]

Great tutorial, happy to have find your channel. 👍👏🏻🙏🏻

[@making-things]

Thanks for finding me, and the kind words. I’m glad you found it useful. Take care.

[@FoxPriestStudio]

This was a really excellent video explaining the tube tool in detail. Straight to the point and not missing anything!

[@making-things]

I really appreciate the comment and am happy you enjoyed the video. Take care!

[@SkillipEvolver]

That 'profile shape' tool looks fantastic. What potential that unlocks!

[@making-things]

I know. It's really a great tool to create starting shapes from.

[@lemmeknow9584]

the most detailed and beginner friendly tutorial i could find, thank you!

[@making-things]

I’m so glad to hear it. I will do my best to create more tutorials like this one. Take Care.

[@sammyn.3D]

This video came at the perfect time for me. Couldn't understand why the tube wasn't generating after the curve creation. Great tutorial looking forward to more!

[@making-things]

I love to hear that. Thanks sammyn! I appreciate you leaving a comment. Take care.

[@kaitlinro8482]

LIFE saving tutorial. I just got into 3d modeling after years of 2D digital design and everything has been pretty confusing. This tutorial was so well-crafted, everything was explained so well and thoroughly. Thank you so much! I instantly feel better educated on my nomad tools.

[@making-things]

I really enjoyed this comment. I love hearing that I was able to support your learning journey. We all need help along the way, including me. It’s a really gratifying moment when you can add another tool to the toolkit. So happy I could be part of it. Take care.

[@lyghtkruz]

I've learned a lot from DrugFreeDave but I had not understood the tube tool yet. I always struggled and to round it out, I would create a tube then a sphere at either end, remesh and smooth. This is going to help tremendously, thank you!

[@nonplusultra-c7g]

your tutorials are the best for nomad by far. please make more😊😊😊😊

[@making-things]

Thank you for the kind words. I have a video I am working on now. I've been working on two side projects, so it's been slower for me to get them out. Thanks for the motivation. I will have something new soon.

[@alanmcdeer539]

Truly, truly helpful! Thank you so much! I hope you'll keep making tutorials like this!

[@making-things]

You're welcome. I will do my best. Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. Take care.

[@alanmcdeer539]

@@making-things Take care you too!

[@SkillipEvolver]

Catmul most likely refers to Ed Catmul. Iconic figure in computer modelling.

[@making-things]

Love that fact.

[@ScottRoss8]

@@making-things Catmull-Rom was named after Ed Catmull and Raphael Rom. Catmull was also involved in the creation of the subdivision surface that is being used in multi-resolution. The Catmull-Rom curve has a continuity of 1 meaning that the slope (tangent) of the curve is the same going in and out of each point (knot). The b-spline curve is likely a cubic b-spline which has a continuity of 2. Both the tangent and the rate that the tangent changes are the same in and out which make the shading smoother but doesn't allow it to go through the knots.

[@making-things]

@@ScottRoss8 Thanks Scott. I love getting the back story on things like this. Appreciate you taking the time to share that. Take care.

[@spikespiegel9919]

*computer graphics

[@brooke1639]

Thanks I never knew about the snapping with the tube tool! I was doing it manually.

[@making-things]

This was such a huge realization for me as well because I had done it manually for a while. Glad you no longer have to do this the hard way! Take care!

[@DanielSchweinert]

Wow! This was really a great beginner tutorial! Thank you!

[@making-things]

@@DanielSchweinert I am very glad to hear it. Thanks for watching.

[@spookyjones6577]

Super cool, didnt even thInk about using the profile like that

[@making-things]

It's one of those tools that now feels limitless after discovering profile shapes. They updated it recently so you can adjust the grid size and make very elaborate profile shapes. The one I really like is making a tall but thin rectangle profile to be used for paper, flags, banners, cloth... Give it a try.

[@jean-christophebarotte1264]

Heya ) Thanks a lot for taking the time to create such detailed and clear tutorials. I'm just starting my exciting journey on Nomad and it's very helpful to find videos like this one. Thanks again mate, i can't wait to see more of those. Be safe.

[@making-things]

Happy to hear it. I will continue to make Nomad videos along with other content. Next one unfortunately is not a Nomad tutorial, but stay tuned. I have more planned. I appreciate the comment. Cheers.

[@JohnWaltersVisualDevelopment]

Great tutorial, very concise and easy to follow.

[@making-things]

Thank you John. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Take care.

[@watchtowerdragon7098]

Nice tutorials. Thanks!

[@making-things]

Thank you. You made my day. I am glad to hear you’re enjoying them. Take Care.

[@oleww50]

Excellent video, great to have an explanation of all the various aspects of a tool and use cases. 🙏

[@making-things]

So glad to hear it. I appreciate you watching.Take care!

[@KimberlyPinkney]

I love the tube tool! I've used the profile preset tool to make a generic nose, ear, hair and more. I can't wait to try it with the deformer stamp video of yours I just watched!

[@making-things]

Love hearing that. I hope the deform trick works out. It’s definitely fun.

[@gigiying6493]

Very good illustration, especially the right column of steps

[@making-things]

Thank you Gigi. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@serge.gilles.richard-seriago]

Well that's a keeper! Thanks a lot!

[@making-things]

Ha. Thanks Serge. I am glad you found that helpful. Appreciate you taking the time to comment. Take care.

[@serge.gilles.richard-seriago]

@@making-things You bet! You got a new subscriber. :)

[@KatelynAbreu]

appreciate this video! so well explained, love the layout of the video and straight to the point-ness - stoked to see more!

[@making-things]

Thanks so much. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave a comment. Take care.

[@quboqut]

great video, super useful, thank you so much, you're a good man

[@making-things]

I’m glad you found it helpful. Thanks for leaving me a comment. Take care.

[@tonypham0808]

this is awesome, we need more tutorials like this!!! i subbed :D

[@making-things]

@@tonypham0808 Thanks Tony. I will do my best!

[@KomodozGaming]

very great tutorial thank you so much

[@making-things]

Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@KnotHead1008]

Awesome! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍

[@making-things]

Thank you KnotHead. I appreciate the very kind review. Have a great day.

[@aliceesperanza]

Please be nicer to yourself! This was a great video and I learned a lot. I subscribed ☺️ thank you!!!

[@making-things]

@@aliceesperanza I’m a very self-deprecating person, but I will try. Thank you so much for the kind words. Take care.

[@JuanCarlos-wb2ve]

Thanks, Bro!

[@making-things]

@@JuanCarlos-wb2ve Welcome!

[@darkcult99]

Nice!👍

[@making-things]

Thanks darkcult

[@3dzyne]

You are the best

[@making-things]

Thank you HariQsa. I appreciate that.

[@katf7949]

How do we attach a tube path to the surface of an object ?? The option used to be in the settings and now it’s gone .

[@making-things]

I have only used Snap to do this. This is the Snap control located in the leftside tool strip. With Snap on, I just draw directly on the object I want it to snap to.

[@TaTown82]

When using the path option with the tube tool, I am unable to create a new segment when tapping/dragging on either side of the initial segment. The only thing it will do is rotate the camera-with either my Apple Pencil or my finger. I’ve searched everywhere for a setting or toggle that I may have switched the wrong way but haven’t found anything that makes it work the way shown in this video. The only way I can make new segments with the path tool is by tapping somewhere within the original segment to create a new point. What am I missing?

[@TaTown82]

But other than that one piece (which is probably user error on my end), this tutorial was a HUGE help!!

[@making-things]

You aren't wrong. I was testing it just now and for some reason that functionality is not working as it did when I made the tutorial. I guess the way to grow your tube in path mode would just be to add new interior points rather than points on the ends. Sorry I don't have a better solution as of yet. I'll let you know if that changes. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@making-things]

@@TaTown82 Very glad to hear that.

[@TaTown82]

@@making-things ok phew! Glad to know it wasn’t just user error lol. Hopefully they’ll revert that functionality back to how it was previously though. Seems like a better way to map out where you’d like the path to go

[@a_occhipinti]

This. ❤😊

[@making-things]

@@a_occhipinti Thank 🫵

[@sijoovari]

After the update, I can't move the tube's control points.. any help pls??

[@making-things]

I was testing it on my end and was not running into that issue. I am not sure I would know a fix for that. That sounds like an issue that may be resolved by reinstalling Nomad. I would not advise you reinstall the app until you've backed up all your Nomad project files. I also would hate to advise that if you have lots of custom settings inside of Nomad. If you are on iPad, you can usually find your project files in the native iOS "Files" app. I back up my files from time to time just because I'm paranoid about losing them. I might pose the question here first, before taking my advice. forum.nomadsculpt.com/ I'm sorry i wasn't of more help.

[@sijoovari]

@@making-thingsI really appreciate you taking the time to write me back. As you advised, I left a bug report on the forum! Thank you again.🥹

[@making-things]

@@sijoovari I really hope you get that resolved. I saw your beautiful tube artwork on Instagram. It would be very bad if you lost your ability to make more. Good luck!

[@reirakuu]

hii can u give me a link to download the presets??

[@making-things]

Hi reirakuu. Do you mean you want to download my preset shapes? I am not sure I can export them, but I can give you my entire Nomad project file. I'll add a download link in the description sometime tonight.

[@making-things]

Well, I failed you. So sorry. I forgot to link my file. Do you still need my profile presets?

[@yasin_uyghur]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@making-things]

@@yasin_uyghur Thanks Yasin!

[@yasin_uyghur]

@@making-things I’m new to Nomad Sculpt and I learn a lot of things, I don’t know how to thank you.

[@making-things]

@@yasin_uyghur My joy comes from hearing that you are learning a lot. That’s the best kind of thanks.