3ds max Distortion in Poly Normals

SivartTravis · Dec 2010

:poly122:Hello! I am having an in issue in 3ds max with the poly normals (if thats the right term.)

What I want to happen:
I want to take my mesh, copy it, clean it up, and make a Low poly version.

What happens:
I drag a copy, remove some edge loops, and then decide "oh..maybe I don;t wan't to delete those." So I undo. After undoing the normal normals get jacked up.

There's a standard material applied. When it's rendered the distorion still remains. Undoing further doesn't do anything. Redoing is just as useless.

Thanks in advance if anyone knows whats wrong!

r_fletch_r · Dec 2010

never seen anything like this.try putting an edit normals modifier on it, select all and click unify

Will Faucher · Dec 2010

Ouch. Well, what you can try is add 2 (two) Normal Modifiers. Then collapse. It *should* be OK.

Can't explain this one though.

keizza · Dec 2010

have you reset your X-form?

Yozora · Dec 2010

The fix is easy, go to polygon mode or element mode, then select all and detach as another object (and then delete the leftover object that has 0 verts)

It's one of the lovely "features" of 3d max that I've gotten used to

SivartTravis · Dec 2010

Thank you!!! I tried all three. Appling two Normal Modifiers with unify clicked worked and Detaching the polys as a new objects worked. Thanks again guys. And Yozora I hope its not something I have to get use to.

r_fletch_r · Dec 2010

if thats the worst thing you need to get used to in 3D then your life will be very easy.

D4V1DC · Dec 2010

This happen to me just now and It sucked ass! The normal feature did work.

How do I get smoothing information back? uhg, damn you Autodesk!

Can I transfer one previously saved .obj's or max files smoothing groups to another?

Mark Dygert · Dec 2010

Also try a "Turn To Poly" modifier next time. It shouldn't mess up your smoothing groups.

D4V1DC · Dec 2010

Thanks vig though that didn't help my situation I guess I should just do It all again damn It all to hell, but if anyone has any info as to a fix for the smoothing issues I am having I would love to hear them for future reference.

Edit:
What happen was that I had 2 faces that didn't register in the double faces STL CHECK I found the error on my unwrap and as soon as I go to editing them boom disaster strikes to the smoothing groups.

3ds max Distortion in Poly Normals

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