CrazyButcher's Edge Straighten script is pretty handy for making consistent supporting edge loops. A good workflow is to create your model without supporting edge loops first, then once you are finished go back over it and put them in. The reason behind this is that it's faster to work without all the supporting edge loops…
Swift Loop in 2010 has been a big help for me. Other than that it's just a combination of the standard tools in Max bound to hot keys that have become engrained into me as I've continued to model with them. Chamfer, Connect, Cut, Inset, etc. The main thing is play around and learn what each tool does that's unique and…
Change the category to "Ribbon - Modeling" to find all the graphite modeling tools like swift loop, dot ring ect... Change the category to "Modeling: Graphite Tools" To get access to the main toggle and the horiz/vert orientation toggle. Yea someone really dropped the ball when thinking that one out...
Thanks for the advertise, however SplitRing in IC.Shape 2 works way better and is more undo friendly. Moreover by pressing SHIFT during the preview, you can retain the shape of the edge loop nearer to the first pick. It is marked by the dot at the end of the highlighted preview edge. It solves the issue pointed out by…
Make sure you look into max's constraints in editable poly. edge and face constraints are something i uses every day in every model i make. You know you can even out support edges with edge constraints. no need for a script. just drag with edge constraint on until the dissapear into the edgeloop they are supporting and the…
Sick, sick, sick. tanks for your guy's input. It been helpful, I'm going to look at swift loop right away. Anyway I guess I should describe what I'm looking for a bit more. This is my general method right now: since adding support edges follows a pretty specific formula, I was hoping somebody out there was able to make a…
Loop stuff I don't fully get Not sure exactly what you mean by "support edge loops" but I guess its some split loop or loop shift thing- I get stuff easier with pictures. If its very specific but you do it all the time, maybe take the time to either write a script or ask people here in the tech talk section to either do it…
I've realized as i do more poly modeling how tedious some of the tasks are. So I'm trying to figure out a way to speed my poly modeling, I know some basic things I need to improve, like how I need to work out a new hotkey map. But I've been looking into poly/subdiv modeling extension scripts and plugins, which look like…
some really good tips you got here man. Regarding Graphite's hard to memorize icons and changing layout. I usually drag the tab i use more out and ofc personalize my shortcuts. on the second image there i see a lot of loops you generated and u later have to clean them up. select your edges you need to "soften" but still…