CGTalk - cutter plugin HELP

sebek27

01-19-2003, 02:32 PM

i created a folder called cutter in my plugins directory but this is what Kurt said "A simple tool for cutting polygons. Now it is possible to add new points and edges to an object without influence to the surrounding faces. Just select polygons and start Cutter."

when I select a polygon, it makes a cut, but can I tell where I want the cut by dragging ? it seems to do it as soon as i select cutter plugin... no control over where the cut will be ? and it also changes the object...

i know in lightwave when you use the knife tool, it doesn't change your shape in any way, can this be done in C4D ??
thanks

kraal

01-19-2003, 02:51 PM

what exactly are u trying to do that the knife tool will not do for u???

AdamT

01-19-2003, 02:57 PM

Cutter works on the polygons you have selected. It will cause triangulation unless you have a continuous ring of faces selected, just as the knife tool will cause triangulation unless you slice through the middle of a continuous ring of faces.

sebek27

01-19-2003, 03:12 PM

ok i now understand, but is there anyway to add cuts without messing up your model ?? lightwave knife tool doesn't do that i don't think... maybe adding points is better ?

AdamT

01-19-2003, 03:27 PM

Unfortnately there's no *easy* way to add geometry without messing up other geometry--except if you split a ring of edges all the way around the model. Here's a tutorial that should help and give you some ideas: http://www.bmc.med.utoronto.ca/c4d/addingres.html

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