CGTalk - Extrude Problem!

Naxo

11-15-2005, 08:54 AM

I am using Maya and every time I try to extrude, bevel, or anything all my faces change an I am not to sure why. I have try nearly everything I possible could thing of. please help me out Thank you

cpan

11-15-2005, 09:19 AM

i think it's a normals problem, try choosing Edit Polygons>Normals>Soften/Harden with angle 179.

btw i think there is an option to soften normals automaticaly, cause i don't face such problems :)

Naxo

11-15-2005, 05:59 PM

Thanks i will try that

Naxo

11-15-2005, 06:13 PM

Ok i tried the Soften/Harden method which worked perfectly at 90, but I still am trying to figure out how to do it with out having to use that option everytime. I know there is away, but I can't figure it out.

TIPSEE

11-22-2005, 01:07 AM

I believe there is a way i shall ask a friend who i know.

Naxo

11-29-2005, 05:56 AM

I Have talk to many people now about this problem. I even tried reinstalling maya, and still no luck.

DanielKochlowski

11-29-2005, 12:06 PM

open the extrude options and check the smoothing angle ! simple as that :-)

daniel

Naxo

12-02-2005, 06:23 AM

I check in the options for extrude, but there was no option for smoothing angle.

I am using Maya 6.5

bodgy

12-02-2005, 06:41 AM

I dont use Maya but its pretty simple to fix...

Select Polygons > Tool Options > Keep faces together

Or in the Channel editor change Faces Together from off to on

Naxo

12-05-2005, 08:28 AM

Most of the time I just keep, keep faces together turned on. I have tried it both in many different situations with the same results. I know if I just use Soften/Harden edges it works. I am just trying to figure out a way that is does it automaticaly. I think I am just gonna stop being lazy :p But I know there is a way, I downloaded the PLE version of maya to see if the same thing happened, but it didn't it worked perfectly.

DanielKochlowski

12-05-2005, 10:21 AM

I really don't see the problem here... Maya 6.5 DOES have smoothing angle, it's in the Extrude Face Options..of course. A value of 30 will work

good luck

daniel

robin

12-06-2005, 06:50 PM

Post the file as an attachement so we take a look, its easy as this.

Maya is always predictable, maybe you should learn the tools also by spending sometime in the readme files

-R

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