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1. [STL Check] Is it possible to view error markings WHILE correcting them?

   

   Topic by Shuriken UK · May 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   I'm currently fixing up a model which has nearly 700 open edges (open seams disguised as ordinary lines of vertices), and I'm using the "STL Check" modifier to find them. The only problem with this method, ESPECIALLY in my case, is that I have to keep toggling between STL & Editpoly EVERY time I want to check an error and…

2. Re: [STL Check] Is it possible to view error markings WHILE correcting them?

   

   Reply by Ruz · May 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   can't you just enable the error checking in max's viewport. go to view, then xview, just enable whichever you require. stl check is a bit legacy now.

3. Re: [STL Check] Is it possible to view error markings WHILE correcting them?

   

   Reply by Shuriken UK · May 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   FFS lol... All this time I've been doing it the oldskool way, thinking it was the ONLY way! Huge thanks for the replies, I'll check this X-View out! Sounds like its EXACTLY what I'm in desperate need of, haha!

4. Re: [STL Check] Is it possible to view error markings WHILE correcting them?

   

   Reply by j_bradford · May 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   Not sure which version of Max you're using, but 2010+ has a feature called 'Xview' which I've been using in place of STL check. It's a lot more interactive and visual, and also selects the subobjects of whatever filter you have active (including being in editable poly). Click the + sign in the upper left hand corner of the…