JediForever Posted July 10, 2003 Posted July 10, 2003 Hello, I'm having some trouble with cutting some patches. I basically have a curved wall that I formed from making a 3x3 patch and connecting it to two other walls on each end. I thickened it, and moved the vertices up so it would match the height of the walls. My problem is, when I select the patch that I thickened, and try to clip it (I did Shift+enter, enter, and just shift and clicked), it says deselecting patch for operation. And I'm basically trying to cut a slit into the wall, but it won't let me. My question is how do I do that? Or what would be an easier method of creating a curved wall that's solid and cutting it? Thanks. -JF
wedge2211 Posted July 10, 2003 Posted July 10, 2003 You cannot use the clip tool or CSG subtract on patches. What you'll have to do it edit the vertices to get the effect you want. Make good use of the Curve > Insert > Rows / Columns options.
Eldritch Posted July 11, 2003 Posted July 11, 2003 If you use bobtoolz split patch you're still need to edit the vertices, though.
Eldritch Posted July 11, 2003 Posted July 11, 2003 It is situational, yes. But the situation he describes (cutting a slit into a wall) requires vertex editing.
JediForever Posted July 11, 2003 Author Posted July 11, 2003 Thanks alot guys. EDIT: Do I just delete the vertices in the patch? How do I make a gap where it's solid on the top and bottom?
JediForever Posted July 15, 2003 Author Posted July 15, 2003 Ok, sorry. And I do that before or after I thicken it? In other words, should I make the brush, convert to patch, make it the shape I want it, then thicken? Or move the vertices to make the gap and then thicken?
Lil Killa Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 Quote Originally posted by Emon Probably doesn't matter. Before thicken is less work. Thats only if it thikens in the right direction:( I have made countless patches and thinkened them only to discover it thikened in the wrong direction so i end up resizing stuff. but yeah in the long run thinkening after geting it the way u want ti seems to be quicker. (of course(sp?) I ussually just make my own thikened patches instead of ussing the sortcut way:D)
Leslie Judge Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 Hmm... Patches will thicken on the non textured side always. So to change the direction you have to inverse their matrix.
Lil Killa Posted July 16, 2003 Posted July 16, 2003 ooohhhh Thx Leslie you always seem to have an answer:cool:
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