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Offline markyd

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Question For Exp users of Max
« on: December 06, 2004, 05:55:41 pm »
The Slice tool seems a little harsh..... is there a way to tell it to slice a curve instead of a straight line? ???

Thanks in advance  ;D

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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2004, 08:34:45 pm »
um...you could try shapemerging it.
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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2004, 09:07:40 pm »
.... or you can extrude a curve, that way you can pick the curve shape you want.... the only problem with that is that you then have to rely on a boolean operation to actually slice it and results can be mixed with booleans...

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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2004, 09:41:25 pm »
I think it would be better if you uploaded a picture of what you are talking about...i need visuals to help describe and understand things.
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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2004, 02:53:04 am »
Thanks guys  ;D

I decided to slice then move the vertices afterword to form a  curve :D   Mutch cleaner than a boolean  :)

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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2004, 03:39:52 am »
Yep thats what I wouldve suggested, cant do a curve slice.

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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2004, 02:18:11 pm »
I spy with my little eye....

Actually I spy a new ship on Lords Schtupp's sig....

hmmmmmm...... an Endeavour unless I'm mistaken....
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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2004, 02:55:45 pm »
Thanks guys  ;D

I decided to slice then move the vertices afterword to form a  curve :D   Mutch cleaner than a boolean  :)

I would do a shape merge.  just draw a spline overtop in the shape you wan then use a shapemerge to combine them. 
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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2004, 04:04:45 pm »
Gonna look the shapemerge up....  ;D

Thanks guys... might come in handy in my next piece of work ;)

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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2004, 05:25:06 pm »
I posted a tut in the tut thread on shapemerge. ;D
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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2004, 08:46:49 am »
yeah that tut totally helped me out big time thanks again for it Sandman


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Re: Question For Exp users of Max
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2004, 10:02:22 am »
Glad I could help! ;D
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