bendy polygon shenanigans

DogCity

Hi first post, so yeah hi! Long time admirer of all your collective works.

I've been modeling for a while, and i've often come across this problem. Usualy I just add a cut somewhere to make a new vertex. Anyway my current project is quite serious and i've gotta keep the model very efficient.



That shows the offending face which caves in on itself rather than being flat (like the oposite face). There has got to be a simple fix for this! Much appreciated.

MoP

Since you're using 3dsmax, if your model is an Editable Poly object, just select two vertices of the offending polygon, and click Connect. That should turn your poly (what looks like a 5-sided face) into a triangle and a quad, and it will either make it convex or concave depending on which vertices you connect with a new edge.

DogCity

Perfect, Thanks!

FatAssasin

You can also turn the invisible edges without actually creating a new edge. Sometimes you want that new edge, sometimes you don't, but the option is there. Just use the "Turn" button in edge mode.