Maya Soft/Hard Edges and Creasing

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  oskarkeo polycounter lvl 10

  Mar 2015

  select all edges and then open tool to do all edges together?
  Then remove curved edges edge weight.
  
  that's how i do it usually.
  
  now how to preserve creased edges between maya and blender ;P

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  jfitch polycounter lvl 5

  Mar 2015

  Try this? Not sure if it works. MEL I think.
  
  http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php/t-378134.html
  
  This might help as well
  
  http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2009help/CommandsPython/polySelectConstraint.html

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  ceebee polycounter lvl 14

  Mar 2015

  oskarkeo wrote: »

  select all edges and then open tool to do all edges together?
  Then remove curved edges edge weight.
  
  that's how i do it usually.
  
  now how to preserve creased edges between maya and blender ;P

  
  This sounds pretty tedious. I already have my hard/soft edges set up I'd just want to get them selected and crease them.
  

  jfitch wrote: »

  Try this? Not sure if it works. MEL I think.
  
  http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php/t-378134.html
  
  This might help as well
  
  http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2009help/CommandsPython/polySelectConstraint.html

  
  
  Hmm I'll try this.
  
  I'm trying to get a similar thing to Max's turbosmooth that retains smoothing groups while it's smoothing. Creasing seems to do it but I need to export the actual subdivided geometry and not the low poly with creases.
  

  coots7 wrote: »

  If you want to subdivide your model so it looks like when press 3 but with more actual polygons, with 3 "on" go to - convert - smoothmesh preview to polygons.
  
  You can edit the smoothmesh preview per object. Go to the shape node of the mesh, under Smooth Mesh, with 3 on, you can change the Preview Division Levels, default is 2, which means 1 quad, will become 8 quads. Change this up or down then again convert - smooth mesh preview to polygons to get actual polys you can work with.

  
  Found answer to part of my question I quoted above. Still wish there was an easier way to convert all hard edges to creases in Maya 2014 since Undoz's script doesn't work. Will have to test if this subdivision preview conversion works with the creases and actually adds the edgeloops in the correct areas to maintain certain bevel widths.

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  onionhead_o polycounter lvl 17

  Mar 2015

  you can try using selection constraints. while in edge mode goto Select > Select using constraints> Smoothing to Hard/ smooth. Then just crease you edges base on those selection.

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  ceebee polycounter lvl 14

  Mar 2015

  Sweet, that works.
  
  Now I just need to figure out a script so that it'll automatically change the subdivision preview divisions and modify -> convert smooth preview mesh to polygons all at once.

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  MaxHoek polycounter lvl 10

  Sep 2019

  hey @ceebee just found the thread because I have the same issue coming from 3ds max. did you figured out a sweet solution for all of this?
  
  

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  throttlekitty ngon master

  Sep 2019

  Normally I like to do my creases manually via hotkey, so here's a modified version of what I use. It automatically gets the hard edges and toggles creasing between full/half/none.
  
  https://pastebin.com/1B3RVtKd
  

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  MaxHoek polycounter lvl 10

  Sep 2019

  thanks for sharing @throttlekitty , this is exactly what I was looking for!  
  

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