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rich novak
08-02-2004, 01:33 AM
hey folks.

in lightwave 8, is there anyway to "vatch re-name" the surfaces of an item?

let's say i have 2 characters. they both have a surface named "face" but both use different textures. i've seen that they'll try to share the same texture if they're both open at the same time, unless i change one's name.

if i rename one "face jane" and the other "face john" for example, it works fine.

is there a way i can rename all surfaces of a given object, or do i have to do it one at a time?

or better yet, is there a better way around this problem?

thanks!

rich novak
08-02-2004, 01:33 AM
Batch, not vatch. sorry.

Maxx
08-02-2004, 10:17 AM
Do you have your surface editor set to sort by object? It's the top drop-down on the left side of the window, above the surface list. This will take care of it - unless you're using v5.5 or earlier, where this isn't an option...

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