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Thaellin · 22nd June 2005, 12:34 PM

Ah - this is because th half you have modelled is subdivided and then mirrored. The open edge along the seam is subdivided in a way that does not preserve the edge.

I agree that it would be good for open edges in a subdivision to only be subdivided in a way that would preserve the plane of the edge. 3DStudioMAX does this (and GMAX), and it makes working with subdivisions much nicer.

Might be a bit tricky to code, but I think it would be a real improvement.

Andy?
-- Jeff

22nd June 2005, 12:34 PM	#9
Thaellin Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 255	Ah - this is because th half you have modelled is subdivided and then mirrored. The open edge along the seam is subdivided in a way that does not preserve the edge. I agree that it would be good for open edges in a subdivision to only be subdivided in a way that would preserve the plane of the edge. 3DStudioMAX does this (and GMAX), and it makes working with subdivisions much nicer. Might be a bit tricky to code, but I think it would be a real improvement. Andy? -- Jeff