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Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 14:00:23 -0600
From: CJO <CJO@prodigy.net>
Organization: Prodigy Internet
Jan Brigham wrote:
>
>
> Also, there is very little documentation on the join then set edge line &
> fill to edge line to join with mesh between two joined objects. (I know
> this sounds confusing but don't know how else to say it.) This ability to
> join & fill in a mesh between two objects sounds very powerful. Have any of
> you found this to be the case. I kept getting "edge" error codes. I tried
> so many different combinations that when it finally worked I was not sure
> what I had done right.
hi jan
yep edge lines can be a real "mother",your points most be in consecutive
order.if you pick up a point that is not part of the edge line you will
get the old "bad edge list" error
in pick point mode you can pick each point.this will highlight the point
and the linking edge lines to the
next point{this lets you see the order of your points.)so you can see if
you missed any points or pickup
some that are not part of the edge
this is a very slow method but it helps when
dealing with complex objects.
but check out this tutorial page it has some of the best tutorials for
imagine.
http://www.erinet.com/fnadoc/imagine/imagine.htm
sorry I cant help on the magnatism issue I have not had much luck with
it
however the deform tool is very powerful and can do most anything
I dont know if I helped you any but I think youll find tons of help at
the tut page
good luck
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Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 12:38:13 -0800
From: Clae & Deborah Tanett <cd@ACCUTEK.COM>
Hi Jan
Clae here
The easiest way to use the edge fill option is to name both your meshes
face's as subgroups (different names or the same no diff) go to hide mode,
use pick subgroup and tell it to hide interrior edges OR in pick edge mode
use pick subgroup and tell it to pick boundary edges. Either way it helps
insolate the edges you want. I prefer the hide method, keeps the confusion
dwon on what I'm working with; easier to tweak things if necessary.
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Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 16:38:22 -0600
From: Mike Bayona <mb@MB.SIMPLENET.COM>
>I have been reading the manual & watching the movies that came on the CD. I
>am getting more & more excited about the potential of Imagine. I have tried
>the magnetism at many different settings. What I am really looking for is a
>nice smooth (rounded) pull & push kind of like working with clay. Any magic
>setting formulas out there?
Magnetism is sort of a relative tool, the settings you put on it, will vary
much from model to model. The settings control how big of a radius in
Imagine Units, around the point you click on.....so if you have a big
model, you may want a big radius, or you may want a small radius if you are
working only on one little section of it....Now as for the shape of
it...well there are the labeled choices...if you want a rounded chape, I
suggest trying the "DOME" setting...my personal favorite is the "BELL"
setting.
Hope I've not confused you more :)
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Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 15:57:40 -0800
From: Jan Brigham <skier29@SOWEST.NET>
>
>Magnetism is sort of a relative tool, the settings you put on it, will vary
>much from model to model. The settings control how big of a radius in
>Imagine Units, around the point you click on.....so if you have a big
>model, you may want a big radius, or you may want a small radius if you are
>working only on one little section of it....Now as for the shape of
>it...well there are the labeled choices...if you want a rounded chape, I
>suggest trying the "DOME" setting...my personal favorite is the "BELL"
>setting.
You didn't confuse me a bit. Just the dreaded answer that nothing works but
trial & error. Time, time, time, never enough. Someone went me some
tutorials (old ones from vs2 but probably still good info.) for the deform
tools. Will print & read on my ski trip. We are driving & I am taking my
computer for the evening. I can't tear myself away from Imagine right now.
BTW do you like the magnetism feature & do you find it helpful or do you
prefer the deform tool? How about the join (fill to edge thing) for putting
two pieces together. Should I spend a lot of time fooling with it in our
opinion.
Thanks again,
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Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 22:04:42 -0600
From: Mike Bayona <mb@MB.SIMPLENET.COM>
>You didn't confuse me a bit. Just the dreaded answer that nothing works but
>trial & error.
Yep...just one of those things.
>BTW do you like the magnetism feature & do you find it helpful or do you
>prefer the deform tool?
It often depends on the case...I find magnetism is better for modifying
objects up close in small sections, but can be uncontrollable on large
portions of objects, unless you are trying to make an object that is not
exactly predetermined in shape, like a mountain range. For modifying the
entire shape or most of it on an object with more accuracy, I think the
deform tool is generally better. [then go through with magnetism and touch
it up]
> How about the join (fill to edge thing) for putting
>two pieces together. Should I spend a lot of time fooling with it in our
>opinion.
Its a pretty good tool, I use it alot myself. It's great for quickly
filling seams, instead of adding a row of faces one at a time, between two
rows of connecting edges. It shouldn't take a lot of fooling with to get
right....
Later....