CGTalk - Cut Faces Tool

poserpro

01-25-2003, 04:13 AM

Maya 4.5 introduces Cut FacesTool, but it cut straight line, can we cut the faces in fre-style spline mode, meaning not stright, but like using pen to draw-cut, as we don't always have to cut in straight fashtion, but rather cutting to conform to the shape of the geometry to be cut.

Any Cutter idea.

thx.
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Heber

01-25-2003, 05:11 AM

Edit Polygons > Spilt Polygon Tool?

poserpro

01-25-2003, 05:24 AM

that's the old stuff, I need to using Cut like drawing, not connecting poly by poly.

Isn't that what Cut Faces Tool for ? 3ds max also got this feature in R3 or R4.

Heber

01-25-2003, 09:17 AM

hmm no idea. grab mjpolytools ...its a nice toolset , has edgeloops and whatnot, im not even sure what it is you want , unless your reffering the the workflow that you get when modelling nurbs and adding isoparms. :shrug:

olivier georges

01-25-2003, 09:47 AM

hi,
i think there is a script or a plug on alias`s site, the name is draw split tool, i think it`s what`s you need

Olivier.

poserpro

01-25-2003, 12:37 PM

thanks Olivier
Will try find it.

What I wish icut faces tool to be s like what we do for 3D Painting, when you paint on obj, you draw on the surface of the target object, so I like the Cutter to be like 3D Painting when I cut the faces, I cut like flowing and painting on the surface, not just a straight cu tlike raser. Imagine you hold a knife and sculpture on a apple to cut a text or shape, so it is not a straight cut, hope i habe been clear on this.

thanks.

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olivier georges

01-25-2003, 02:55 PM

i think draw split tool do everything you ask for ;)

olivier.

poserpro

01-25-2003, 03:45 PM

Thanks, Just found I have it in my HD, just haven't used it yet,

too much to learn in a week.

'draw_split3.zip'

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