Creating poly's in 3dsmax.

Asyme · Aug 2010

Utterly minor thing - but one of the few things I've found a bit clanky in max is the poly creation. Has anyone ever written a script or plugin to match, say, the one in XSI? E.g. just drag from edge to edge rather than on a vertex by vertex basis?

Bal · Aug 2010

Mm, never used XSI, but I don't think many people create polies in max vertex by vertex. Most common technique is to shift-drag-out polies while having an open edge selected. You can also use the bridge tool to create a poly between 2 open edges.

SyncViewS · Aug 2010

If you need to create a Polygon between two unconnected edges, you can use the Bridge command. I guess PolyBoost had such kind of tool, don't know if it has been ported to the Graphite modelling tool set from Max 2010+ though.

Noors · Aug 2010

edit : gah, too slow.

Ark · Aug 2010

If your referring to XSI's add polygon tool (N), then i don't think theres an equivalent in Max. Max's tool, i believe only works on verts like you said.

r_fletch_r · Aug 2010

if you start bridge with no selection you get a picking session that lets you click `1 edge then another and it will append a quad between them.

if you have an N Sided hole which is a closed loop then use the cap command to create an ngon in it

Asyme · Aug 2010

Tried the bridge in the past - but good point. I was as said above more thinking of the function of the xsi 'n' tool which sort of creates a polygon that snaps to edges as you drag it. Hard to explain exactly but pretty fast. Great replies though thanks!

r_fletch_r · Aug 2010

you got a video?

Ark · Aug 2010

Its like Mayas Append Polygon Tool, only it works alot better.

r_fletch_r · Aug 2010

sounds like mayas poly tools in general then

... except bevel. mayas bevel tool makes me drool.aaahhah Quads!!

System · Aug 2010

Bal wrote: »

Mm, never used XSI, but I don't think many people create polies in max vertex by vertex.

I do with nearly every model

It's really useful! You don't have to click on the last vertex, just double click the penultimate one and the poly is created.
Only thing is when the complexity increases it becomes less useful and also mesh problems like unwelded verts can cause a crash.

Ark · Aug 2010

r_fletch_r wrote: »

sounds like mayas poly tools in general then

... except bevel. mayas bevel tool makes me drool.aaahhah Quads!!

Problem with mayas bevel is it creates faces on open edges and along the resulted beveled edges. Also when beveling vertices's it doesn't average the verts.

Not to sound like a xsi fanboy here, but the bevel is even better in xsi. You can do normal bevels that preserve the quads, but it has a few more options for doing stuff like solid chamfers (Similar to maxs edge extrude) and stuff like automatically creating smoothing groups on the resulted edges.

r_fletch_r · Aug 2010

stop teasing me with your fancy bevels!! Coming from max I was thrilled to get quads.

Creating poly's in 3dsmax.

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