Max chamfer vs maya bevel question

zeezee

I've been trying to learn maya recently... I want to chamfer/bevel those edge loops here, why did it make the vertical edge loops uneven after I use bevel in maya, I just want them to be straight like in the max chamfer picture. What am I doing wrong and how do I fix it? Thanks!

throttlekitty

Maya's bevel can be quirky, and isn't really suitable for interior edges like this.

Instead, try using the Offset Edge loop tool. You'll likely want equidistant loops for this, so ctrl-shift-rmb while the tool is active and set it to Absolute offset

zeezee

Thanks, I will give it a try!

onionhead_o

in maya 2015 there are 2 methods for the bevel the legacy method and the new one, if you have it try both method to see if which works best.

m4dcow

As throttlekitty said above, bevel (at least in maya) is not meant for what you are doing. It tends to try to split the flow between geometry, which would be good if you were beveling corners, not so much in cases like this. So try offset edge loop, split edge loop and collapse edge ring to get the density you desire.