Hello, Im new to 3ds max and modeling, I am current following a tutorial by chamfer zone. i am unable to select an object or any control points on an object after trying to use the cut tool. operation im trying to do - i have 2 objects, i am trying to cut into the face of one, using the vertex snap to trace the other.…
Cool, glad you got it working. Don't forget you can use the "Boolean" method to do the same thing a bit quicker: First of all select the object you want the outline to be cut into, then... 1. Select 'Compound Objects' from the 'Standard Primitives' dropdown.2. Click on the 'ProBoolean' tab.3. Click on the 'Imprint'…
Hi, I've been modelling for around 10 years now and I have to admit that I'm having a hard time understanding what it is you're doing/trying to achieve i.e. "using the vertex snap to trace the other." -I have no idea what this means... "once i have selected the object, it wont let me select verts, edges or faces. its like…
Hi Dubious, hopefully i can explain it a bit better. i have a stock for a gun, and i need to cut a whole in it, the method i was trying to use is to make an object that is the shape of the whole i need and to 'trace' it with the cut tool onto the stock, so that i can then delete the polygons. ( i know there are other…
Looks like everything is good but, what was happening is that snap tool your using. The snap tool in this case snaps to vertices. it does not matter if it the object you working on or another one (the one you were trying to cut into it. This is great BUT, Unless those vertices were aligned EXACTLY (not close) to the…