Problem with Edit Normals in Max

Texelion

Hey guys,

I have a big problem in Max, whenever I try to edit the normals, I can't touch the mesh afterwards. Like if I try to rotate it, attach/detach or apply a symmetry, all the normals are reverted back to their original position and I have to re-edit them.

Does someone know how it could be fixed ?

Eric Chadwick

Reset Xform first. Convert to Editable Poly. Never collapse to Editable Mesh.

Some things to avoid here (learned thru painful experience!)
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/VertexNormal#Editing_Normals_in_3ds_Max

Texelion

Thanks Eric, I think the problem came from the fact that not all meshes had edited normals. I always do a reset xform and I only use edit poly.

And of course detaching an object always reset the normals... that sucks.

Eric Chadwick

Yeah it's dumb design, eh? Some of it is for backwards-compatibility, but some is just ??