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This is a simple example, but it shows you how it works.
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GreG-
What if, for example, I do a line drawing in a paint program and CONVERT IMAGE
into the detail editor, clean up the extra points I sometimes get with that
option, and want to fill these particular points and edges with faces…do I
have to do it with ADD FACES or can I use the FILL TO EDGE LINE? I thought I
read somewhere that it could be used in this way but I have yet to figure it
out, although I have not spent much time really trying so far. I would like to
use this option on some ruins that I am trying to add to an undersea world
surreal kind of scene.
BTW, your suggestion about placing the "gumballs" turned out to be a good one,
as usual. I just modified the plan slightly. After I Made the cube of spheres
(that sounds strange <g>) and placed them in the glass part of the gumball
machine (which was not perfecly round, but it worked this way anyway) and
deleted the renegade gumballs outside of the glass, I then selected whole
sections of the gumballs and moved them either up or down slightly to get rid
of some of the perfectly stacked look. I then added about five more spheres
and manually placed them on top of the group of gum to randomize the cluster
just a little bit. It worked well and looks about as close as I could get it.
I have a little bit of texture tweaking to do on the scene yet, but it should
be done this week and uploaded (just in case you were curious).
Thanks for all the help and advice you give to all here, I would not be able to
accomplish anywhere near what I am right now (however much that really is <g>)
without all the extremely valuable help you have given me. Just wanted to let
you know that you and all your time spent is appreciated.
Darin
>> What if, for example, I do a line drawing in a paint program and CONVERT
IMAGE into the detail editor…do I have to do it with ADD FACES or can I use
the FILL TO EDGE LINE?
You can use FILL TO EDGE LINE for this too, however if you have several closed
sets of lines (for example if you CONVERT an image that contains text), you'll
have to face each closed set separately (each letter in the previous example).
Just select any number of edges (just not all of them) so that the selected
edges are all connected (or consecutive, however you want to look at it). Then
select SET EDGE LINE. Then, select the edges that you didn't select the first
time. Select FILL TO EDGE LINE. That's all there is too it. BTW, this method
works fine for non-morphing objects, but if you want to bone and/or morph
STATES of the object, you're better off defining the faces yourself. You'll
see what I mean when you try it <g>.
Later,
Stephen
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What if, for example, I do a line drawing in a paint program and CONVERT IMAGE
into the detail editor, … can I use the FILL TO EDGE LINE?
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Darin,
Yes you can. I do it often when working with 2D cutouts. I just used it in
fact to make a cracked egg with light beams being emitted from it for my WWW
page.
You just have to select the appropriate egges to face with this function. Once
you know how it works, it's very easy.
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BTW, your suggestion about placing the "gumballs" turned out to be a good one
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Great, glad it worked! Now I know how to do it if it ever comes up in my work.
<g> Looking forward to seeing it.
>>Thanks for all the help and advice you give to all here…
You're welcome Darin, and thanks for the sentiments.
-GreG