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Slide Edge Equivilent/script in Max?
Maya has a tool called Slide Edge which allows you to select an edge loop or edge and slide it along a surface without changing the silhouette. Max has Constrain by edge/face/normal, which works the same for single edges, but doesn't really work if you have an edge loop on complex geometry, like an edge loop around the… -
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Sorry, I tried to make it clear that edge constraint doesn't work for complex edge loops. I'm trying to see if there is anything more advanced, either within max or by script. -
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I use CSslide http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/Meshtools-3-with-CSPolyTools Only drawback is that it moves the whole loop, not a section. Usually thats good enough for my needs. (like, 80% of the time) Ill look at the extrude problem tonight on my setup, to see if I got the same error. Could you post an example… -
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That's an interesting script. The fact that you have to select the perpendicular edge loops is a bit limiting, and means you are always affecting 2 edge loops instead of one, but I can definitely see the uses. It doesn't entirely solve my issue for all circumstances, but it works for some of them, and if no other solution… -
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Yea looks like someone was scaling in object mode not sub-object? You really didn't need to reset xform, that's a bit like using a handgun to kill a fly. Just resetting the scale transform would have fixed it. Hierarchy tab > Reset > Transform/Scale The reset Xform utility resets the scale and transform just like above but… -
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Nice info vig, didn't know that you could just reset those parameters. -
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from the picture you posted, it seems like your manipulator/axis/gizmo is VERY odd. It looks all squished ... in the direction you want the extrusion not to go. I dont think its a problem with the extrude tool. You should definitely be able to extrude that in without such behavior. Check if something is set to parent or… -
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Try out CrazyButcher's edge straighten maxscript, it's great for aligning edge loops. EDIT: Grab it from here. -
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Here is an example of the extrusion issue. This geometry has had xforms reset, but I've had it happen all of the time. -
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Predator: as you're finding out, people can be quite hard to talk to when they've decided you don't need something, haha. I used Slide in Silo all the time, and it's quite lovely. For most purposes edge-constraints work well for me, though.
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