maya modeling tool kit?..how to set the retopogoly draw distance?

montana2008 · May 2015

Hi...im trying to retopo using quad draw maya 2016...but when im adding geo onto my high poly mesh using live surface im having problem seeing the new retopo geo...is there any way i can adjust the off set so the new polys are easier to see?

Bal · May 2015

Not sure you can apply an offset, but you can (and should) change the shader of your live object, you could have it semi-transparent for example, that should help.

montana2008 · May 2015

Thanks for your reply mate, it sucks there isn't a proper way like in 3dmax...ok, im pretty new to maya and im guessing i would apply a semi transparent material to my high poly so i can see my retopo geo, any ideas how i would setup a good semi transparent material?

Geta-Ve · May 2015

Yeah, I found that the edge display in 2016 is almost unusable versus 2015. I haven't figured out how to combat this.

montana2008 · May 2015

Its a pain in the ass, plus quad draw slows right down to a crawl after abit...shame because its a good tool otherwise...but yeh because of those two things its pretty much useless

Ollarin · May 2015

You can fix most of the display issues by going back into the legacy viewport. Quad draw displays proper once you do that.

Geta-Ve · May 2015

@montana2008: to rectify this delete your history. It will speed things back up. It is annoying but at least it can be made usable again. :P

@Ollarin: Thank you!

maya modeling tool kit?..how to set the retopogoly draw distance?

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