3DS Max 2016 - Distortions

reboot · Feb 2016

Good day,

I'm very new to modeling regardless of the software and I'm trying to learn 3DS Max (on trial version) by following a tutorial on how to model a grenade.

This isn't the first tutorial I have attempted to complete; however I've encountered similar problems with previous tutorials where my model acts up a bit or throws in distortions (curveballs) which the author of the tutorial doesn't encounter so I'm at a loss as to how to rectify them.

So far I've managed to rectify minor issues on this model but now I have finally encountered something I just don't know how to fix.

The one side is fine as you'll see in the images below, but the other is distorting a bit. I have tried connecting two vertices and deleting edges an so on but the improvements are either marginal or in some instances I'm just worsening the problem.

Please help a complete newbie.

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reboot · Feb 2016

After more than an hour of frustration I fixed it by connecting two vertices, then connecting edges, chamfering and deleting a vertix which wasn't doing anything.

Eric Chadwick · Feb 2016

Looks like you're doing subdivision surface modeling. Some great resources here...

http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Subdivision_Surface_Modeling

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Najo · Feb 2016

Hi, I am a student as well and I also study 3DS Max. I am not sure but I think you just go to polygon mode and select a part of polygon you wanted. And then you go to the polygon: smoothing groups, you will be able to see the box with numbers from 1 to 32. You just select a number of the polygon smoothing groups or match the polygon smoothing number.

musashidan · Feb 2016

This is caused by smoothing errors due to bad topology. Where the holes are cut out there is a giant n-gon with no supporting edges. Cut in some edges to alleviate the shading errors. Boolean modeling is a perfectly fine technique but it always involves some cleanup. You need to research the fundamentals of topology:n-gons, quads, triangles, poles, subdivision surfaces, edgeloops, etc... Without understanding what you're doing you'll always be frustrated.

3DS Max 2016 - Distortions

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