In older max versions, editable poly was by default displayed as it is now displayed with model assist. All the non-triangles (quads and ngons) are always triangulated (you can edit the triangulation with the Edit Tri./Turn buttons in the UI) but when they're flat, you can't see any difference in shading.
Hello, i have a probably simple question. Sometimes i get a strange looking polygons, mostly when i try to manipulate vertices and edges. When i clear smoothing groups i still get it but when i apply problematic polygon to any smoothing group the problem is gone. Same with Smooth>autosmooth, it helps. Third thing is when i…