3 sided faces in 3DS Max

Damo334

Hi guys, I have been working on a 3D tank I designed for an RTS game, and I have come across a problem. I am relatively new to Max, as I have only been using it for a couple of weeks.

The problem is that I inadvertently created a 3 sided face on my model, without even realising til now. It is too late to revert back, I would have to start over. I am wondering if there is a way to convert a 3 sided face to a 4 sided face. The reason being that the final product shows a black area where the 3 sided face is located.

Here is an image to try and explain the issue:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84224478@N02/7711043308/

I cannot be certain that the 3 sided poly is causing this issue, so if its something else please let me know

Thanks,
Damo

Nellac

I'm not sure about max, but in blender3d you can press spacebar, then type in convert Tris to Quad, and that will fix it.

respawnrt

just invert the normals or delete it and cap the hole or weld what is unwelded .Lol what do you mean is too late to revert back ? There is nothing to revert back.

Damo334

Ok I'll try the weld tool, im assuming its a lot like "Fill hole" in Maya? By revert back I meant I cant just undo an action to a time before I created the 3 sided face lol.

I found a tool called "Re-Tri". I tried it out and it seemed to lessen the black area quite a bit, but didnt fully remove it. What exactly is Re-Tri?

Damo334

Ive just solved the black area issue. One of the vertices had overlapped another, something I never noticed until now. Sorry about this lol. But, if anyone knows how to convert tris to quads in Max that would still be very helpful for the near future

Thanks,
Damo

respawnrt

You put a Turn To Poly modifier in the modifier list, and select limit polygon size to 3.

Damo334

Alright, thanks for all the help.