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Old 24th December 2008, 11:10 AM   #11
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Default Re: Subdividing and Smoothing

divide surfaces, then subdivide...
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Old 24th December 2008, 01:08 PM   #12
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Question Re: Subdividing and Smoothing

Thank you Malekovits.
I am so new at AC3D that I do not know the difference between

"divide surfaces" - don't know that one

and

"subdivide" - I do know how to do this one.
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Old 24th December 2008, 02:35 PM   #13
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select the object that you posted in the first post -> surfaces menu -> divide. Experiement with triangulation (surfaces menu -> triangulate). make a box and experiement. Also if etc. you want to make 2 subdivisions, make the one subdivision, commit the subdivision, experiement with triangulation and/or divide (and reverse these two actions), and then make another subdivision. there are many combinations... experiement...
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Old 25th December 2008, 09:42 PM   #14
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Default Re: Subdividing and Smoothing

Hi Lisa,
I understand wireframes now. I thought they were something special.
I lost the ac file I was working on and have now progressed quite a bit. So I'll get back on this thread when I have more sophisticate problems.

thanks for your help

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Old 5th January 2009, 05:24 PM   #15
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Default Re: Subdividing and Smoothing

Oh, I just meant post a picture either in wireframe mode (w on the keyboard) or with the surface lines turned on. It's easier to see what's going on with the surfaces visible.
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Old 5th January 2009, 05:38 PM   #16
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Default Re: Subdividing and Smoothing

Thanks Lisa. I'm leaning a lot more about how to use AC3D. I appreciate your help and I'll get back to you the next time I run into trouble.
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