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leviathan
04-29-2003, 09:22 AM
Hi all,

I'm testing the Highend3D metaballs plug-in.

Anyone used this in production? I found the resulting mesh is not really smooth, any workaround? There are other alternatives to this plug-in?

Any suggestion welcome!

Thanks!

harpua
04-29-2003, 06:45 PM
im trying the plugin out now for a small production. to increase the smoothness of the metaball decrease the In Tess Step in the attribute editor. the plugin works fine the only problem is that it really slows down the scene file once you increase the smoothness of the metaballs.

leviathan
04-30-2003, 09:29 AM
Thanks Harpua,

I also added an "average" to the resulting mesh to increase smothness. It is really slow when you have many metaballs, even on a fast machine.

Someone tryed the "pro" version? It is faster?

Cheers!

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