3dsmax navigation issues.
Why oh why cant I rotate my viewport while cutting, or say making a spline? Please tell me theres some kinda magic script, button or spell that will enable it. Plleeaase? ='(
The viewcube sux, autodesk! Ye fired!
The viewcube sux, autodesk! Ye fired!
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Also, are you trying to make a complicated cut around several polys? Why not use the connect function? It works as an edge selection or a vertice selection.
Setting max to zoom at cursor helps a lil with the panning issue, its just more of a crude bypass..
Or at least, that's how Kamui's post reads to me. Ofcourse, he does helpfully offer some alternative methods to achieve the same effect, so I don't want to appear too mean.
I've often wondered the very same thing, though, and would like to be able to rotate during all operations. In turn I would sacrifice the use of rotating the viewport when you're in front/side/etc. ortographic views, which immediately puts you in User view.
I know people can stare themselves blind on their tool of choice and end up defending everything about it, but there genuinely are a few points that could be improved a lot in any software, and certainly a lot of points of debate, where there are more than one way to do something.
Anyways, MightyPea, to summarize: while yes i have been jaded by working with very stubborn maya users in the past, I assure that this was not the tone in my post.
Now for scumworks, hopefully these different workflows will help you out.
For the spline thing, try selecting the edges that you want your spline to snap to (or close enough because you might want to go across polys where there aren't edges) and then use the "create shape from selection" to give you a quick starting point. Then you can go and snap, up, delete, or add points as needed.
for the cut thing, IMO, using connect can be much faster, especially if you have it hotkeyed. You can "ring" a selection of edges and split them all in half quickly (or with multiple connections) At that point, you can go in and manually edit the new points as needed, or connect new lines by selecting vertices.
In short, yea it drives me crazy too, mostly with splines. I hate having to stop creating a spline, move the viewport and then go back into the spline properties (which are a desperate need of resorting) click on the last knot, and hit insert THEN I can start drawing again... so many wasted steps and mouse clicks.
With all of the improvements they've added over the years, there really is no excuse for including something as simple as allowing pan or rotate when tools are active.
John