Problem with target welding vertices - 3dsMax

PhoenixCreates

I tried to target weld some vertices; on one side they work but not on the other, instead of actually welding the vertices it looks like they're being separated. After doing that, I can't further target weld the "rogue" vertices.

PhoenixCreates

I deleted the faces...But it didn't work. What else can I do ?

huffer

Are you also deleting the faces between them? Welding vertices doesn't work in 3dsmax if there is no connecting edge between the vertices (it works if the vertices are on a border edge though, no edge needed, there's no face between them).

Elrinion

Sometimes its the polygon that's flipped. Try checking if they're all facing the same way.

PhoenixCreates

[SKETCHFAB]73386bf880594b5fa3dd21702a377636[/SKETCHFAB] I uploaded the model to sketchfab, so you can see the whole thing.

Are you also deleting the faces between them?

What other faces can I delete ?

Sometimes its the polygon that's flipped. Try checking if they're all facing the same way.

I'm not sure what you mean by "flipped", they seem alright to me. In the tutorial I followed the guy had no problem welding them. It is possible that I missed a step.

Mant1k0re

Flipped as in normals flipped. Turn on backface cull in object properties, it will be immediately apparent if this is the case.

PhoenixCreates

I doubt that the normals are flipped as I turned on backface culling and it looks the same.Tough I looked on the internet and I found this setting about seeing overlapping stuff. So I think the problem is either overlapping vertices :

or faces :

Tough I don't know exactly how to fix this. Backface cull is on in these images.

Eric Chadwick

Your latest images are broken. Looks like incorrect Dropbox urls.

Some of the things in Xview should help you figure out what's wrong with your topology. Search for it in the Help file.

Editable Poly has particular rules about what it allows, since it does some smart things with edges to give you good flow, let you select loops, etc. That's in the Help too.

Mant1k0re

Have you tried applying an edit poly modifier? Sometimes when Max is really acting buggy it solves the issue for me.