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mark render

01-25-2008, 03:56 PM

this problem evolved of my prior thread, maybe someone can help.
when you have a coverted polyobject (e.g. sphere), select all edges, convert them to a spline (menu: structure/edit spline), the points aren´t connected to each other. they just have the same position.
it´s getting obvious when you select a point and move it around.

why is this?

any tip would be appreciated.

bobtronic

01-25-2008, 04:03 PM

A spline can't have branches only segments, so if you select all edges of a sphere it simply will not work. On the other hand try to select a loop and you wil see the points connected.

cheers,
Matthias

mark render

01-25-2008, 04:19 PM

hello Matthias,
okay i see.
but i seem to get you wrong.
"try to select a loop and you wil see the points connected".
but how can i connect the points that lay at the same position but aren´t on a loop, i.e. on the longitude and the lattitude?

Zmurowski

01-25-2008, 04:35 PM

Well as the others say you are trying to do something that is imposible to do in cinema. In max you could create a "mesh" out of splines. This is however impossible in cinema. One point can only be on one spline at a time. So if you draw a cross (X) with two splines, connect them and then try to join the two points in the very middle you will fail to do so.

mark render

01-25-2008, 04:42 PM

alright. thanks for your help.

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