Tri's back to Quads in Max.

Bronco · Jul 2006

Hi all

Im just wondering if there is anyway I can convert triangles back to Quads?

Basically in a rush of blood I hit editable patch then collapsed down to editable mesh,this has leaved me with only being able to select triangles no matter what edit mode im using.

Is there anyway I can get my quads back becuase im missing them and feel sad?

Cheers

John

Toomas · Jul 2006

Select and delete and so on in edit poly.
Or you might try to select all the edges on your model and hitting delete. < wont work, deletes the whole mesh

Eric Chadwick · Jul 2006

I've used the quadrangulate script, with so-so success. If you don't find it here, lemme know...
http://www.scriptspot.com

SHEPEIRO · Jul 2006

i think you mean "remove" with added patience

if you find a way post it i did this to a model a while ago, which was the end of the project for me

oXYnary · Jul 2006

I dont know if you were using edge loops initially, and I dont even know if this will work now its tris. But arent edge loops dependant on angles? So it should still see the edge original loops.

So (still some work involved) if you select a edge from each of your edge loops, then hit the loop tool. Hide these then do the perpendicular edge loops as well. If you hide these both it should leave the unwanted edges. Which you can then select and "remove".

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Eric Chadwick · Jul 2006

Quadrangulate does a good job, and it's very quick, no manual labor. If that doesn't do it for you, then I'd say go the manual route.

Bronco · Jul 2006

cheers for the ideas..

Ill let ya know how they go.

John

Bronco · Jul 2006

Hey guys

That Quad script worked a treat,missed one or 2 here and there but apart from that it got most of them.

Cheers guys!

John

Soccerman18 · Jul 2006

for those few that it missed you could select those edges and near the bottom of the edge menu in the modifier tab there are visible/invisible buttons you could use to hide the edges.

Tri's back to Quads in Max.

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