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Cannot get surface to appear on spline cage. 3D MAX PLS HELP

devron6devron6171 Posts: 0Member
edited October 2010 in Technical Questions and Answers #1
Hello,

I've created a spline cage and I cannot get the surface to appear when adding the surface modifier. if someone could please help that be great.

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  • MelakMelak332 Posts: 0Member
    #2
    Hmm I'm not sure, but try turning off the "Show in viewport" in the Rendering options of the spline.
  • devron6devron6171 Posts: 0Member
    #3
    Hello,

    I should of clerified that in this image I do not have the surface modifier applied because it just makes everything go away, I simply just posted a picture of the spline because I am most likely doing something wrong.

    thanks
  • matt/mathiasmatt/mathias0 Posts: 0Member
    #4
    yes the surface modifier will only work if if there only is 3 or 4 corners.
    I can see that the your model have a lot of vertex when the spline curves, and the modifier can only make surface where there is 3 or 4 vertex.
  • MelakMelak332 Posts: 0Member
    #5
    Speaking about lots of vertices, how did you even make those splines, I find it uncomfortable enough to build a symmetric spline cage with as few as possible vertices :/

    But Matt's right, reducing it to 3-4 vertices per "face" works - although the poly output isn't all that nice looking. You might be better of just building the rim this way and capping the top and bottom after creating the surface.

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  • CoolhandCoolhand288 Mountain LairPosts: 1,298Member
    #6
    imho, stop using spline cages, they're a slow, fiddly, outdated and basically a rubbish way of modelling.
  • StarshipStarship466 São Paulo - BrasilPosts: 1,978Member
    #7
    Coolhand wrote: »
    imho, stop using spline cages, they're a slow, fiddly, outdated and basically a rubbish way of modelling.

    Steve IA’m not half good as you in modelling, but I believe itA’s not enterelly true, at least, not in sketchup. There you can achieve very good results with splines in a short time. I tryed to do it myself, and it works. It takes a little time for you to adapt yourself and do the things by the better way, but you can do it. ;)
    Later, you can import the mesh in max and do the final work, textures and to add the lights.
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