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#Mysterious Metaform

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#89049From: Bruce G. ConsidineAug 30, 1994 5:35 PM
I've been putting metaform to use, but just a little while ago I noticed that it creates many non-planar polys! There seems to be no problem when rendering. So are the polys that metaform is making more than just plain polys, or is Lightwave a lot more tolerant of out of plane polygons when rendering? Bruce
#89066From: John GrossAug 30, 1994 10:16 PM
It depends on what your flatness limit is for checking non-planars. LightWave generally handles below the default of .5%, but if you had your limit set lower, you would find more, but LW may handle it. Also, it depends on the angles as seen from the camera. To be absolutely certain of no non planars set your options for 0% before checking. JG