|
|
Polygon Draw
About Truespace Archives
These pages are a copy of the official truespace forums prior to their removal somewhere around 2011.
They are retained here for archive purposes only.
Polygon Draw // New Users
Post by 8-bit // Nov 7, 2008, 2:11am
|
8-bit
Total Posts: 84
|
Is there a faster way of drawing a line around an simple object like a cube without having to draw one, turn the object ,draw another etc? |
Post by Steinie // Nov 7, 2008, 2:52am
|
Steinie
Total Posts: 3667
|
Look at the "Add Loop" tool. It is on the workSpace side.
Chapter Three
3.4.17 Add Loop |
Post by 8-bit // Nov 7, 2008, 3:52am
|
8-bit
Total Posts: 84
|
Ah! many thanks :) |
Post by 8-bit // Nov 7, 2008, 6:47am
|
8-bit
Total Posts: 84
|
I tried using the Lasso tool but nothing happens(??) I drew a line around a cube but it just disappears once I come back to the beginning. |
Post by TomG // Nov 7, 2008, 6:54am
|
TomG
Total Posts: 3397
|
The lassoo is a selection tool, letting you select faces, edges or vertices that you are going to manipulate, and not a tool that is actually drawing or adding geometry. Think of it as being the same as the lassoo in Photoshop and other 2D packages, you draw with it to select an area to work on. All edges, vertices or faces contained within the shape you draw are selected once you complete the lassoo (which can be none if you didn't encompass any whole edges, vertices or faces).
There is a specific tool you need, named Add Loop which will add a loop of edges that go all the way around an object. It takes a single click, the program calculates the loop at right angles to whatever edge you point at. You don't need to start by selecting anything. Look under the actual Point Edit tools rather than under the selection methods to see this tool (a search in the manual will turn it up if you want to do some reading, see screen grabs etc - remember you can search the entire manual from any single chapter, just tell the Adobe search routine to search the folder and not the current open PDF, and it will search the whole manual).
HTH!
Tom |
Post by Steinie // Nov 7, 2008, 7:01am
|
Steinie
Total Posts: 3667
|
"Chapter Three"
3.4.17 Add Loop
I guess it sounded like a "Biblical" reference...:rolleyes: |
Post by 8-bit // Nov 7, 2008, 7:40am
|
8-bit
Total Posts: 84
|
The lassoo is a selection tool, letting you select faces, edges or vertices that you are going to manipulate, and not a tool that is actually drawing or adding geometry.
Tom
Ah, that explains it, thanks :) |
|
