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Jon Jones
05-08-2003, 04:46 PM
I searched the forum and couldn't find anything on this topic, so here goes.

I recently started using MAX 5.0 for work and fell in love with Stitch Selected in the UVW Edit window. It's already saved me hours and hours of meaningless toil, and I love it.

Well, I just upgraded to MAX 5.1 and when I tried to use Stitch Selected in this version, all of a sudden, it's broken. Instead of rotating and moving the target to the source without any distortion like in 5.0, it interpolates the shortest distance between the two objects, rotating and distorting and everything, and not even moving the target object like it used to. In some cases, it even welds the two edges into one point. Basically, every reason I ever had for using that tool (or MAX at all) seems to have been been removed in this update.

What the hell happened?

Did Discreet break this in the new version, or did they change the functionality I want into some other tool? I finally just starting to actually like MAX after 5 years of intermittent use, and then this happened. Is it something I'm missing or is it truly broken? :\

I don't know if this is relevant or not, but I'm using Windows XP SP1. Any help is appreciated... thanks in advance.
mrapelje
05-08-2003, 09:20 PM
There is a fix for this over at www.Discreet.com just do a search for it.
Jon Jones
05-08-2003, 10:03 PM
um.. where on the site exactly? I just spent like 20 minutes digging through the site finding nothing... I assume you meant in the support section? I downloaded and installed the 5.1 service pack but it didn't fix the problem, and I couldn't find anything about my problem in the discussion forums, or any kind of technical support info on it at all. Was it a downloadable fix, or what?

Thanks...
gaggle
05-08-2003, 10:26 PM
I have that too. I did not realise it was a bug. This explains soooo much. God I could've spared some screaming at the stupid UV Editor :).

If you or anyone else finds it, please make it public knowledge. I've been getting to know Maya suspiciously well over the past few weeks because of that bug :).
mrapelje
05-08-2003, 11:16 PM
Cold not refind the thing at discreet. So check your email.

Let me know if you have any problems with it.
Reality3D
05-09-2003, 12:58 AM
make it public knowledge

make it public knowledge
mrapelje
05-09-2003, 05:33 AM
I have it a work, but no way to post it there.

I have no idea why discreet would take it off there site, the only reference I could find to it was on discreets developers page and even they did not have the file to download.

I found it right after 5.1 went public, aparently this bug slipped though there fingers, but they posted the fix right away. I am a little curious as to why it went away. I know it was called "5.1.04" You may want to ask you loacal reseller or post over at discreet's fourms and ask for it.

Or if you have a legal copy and would like me to send it to you post your email below, and I will get it to you.

And if anyone knows of a place to download this please post a link. UVWs can be rough without it.
Atog
05-09-2003, 03:04 PM
i had to unwrap a model last days, and had the same problem, stitch was working but a very strange way as Jon Jones describe, if someone can help me with this 5.1.04, let me know, thank.
MGernot
05-10-2003, 12:05 AM
You can find it here:

www.maxplugins.de
mrapelje
05-10-2003, 01:36 AM
Thanks, now I am even more up to date.
blindsleeper
05-11-2003, 09:06 PM
im lookin for this on the site... im not seein it
ssalo
05-12-2003, 09:30 AM
Is this the thing you guys are talking about?

http://www.max3dstuff.com/max5/Unwrap5_1/UVWUnwrap5_1_06.zip

edit: from read.txt


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5.1.01 fixes a stitch bug on edges that align perfectly
5.1.02 expands the bitmap and filter id field drop downs
changes the material drop down to load only the first bitmap of each sub material
changes the mat filter id to automatically switch and load the bitmap appropriate for that id
5.1.03 fixes a crash bug when no material was assigned to the mesh caused by 5.1.02
5.1.04 fixes a stitch bug stiching when only one edge was selected.
for instance create 1x1x1 box flatten it then try to sticth one edge
Makes the unwrap matid filter drop down wider
5.1.05 Adds a switch to turn on/off the automatic background reload for matids
5.5.06 Fixes the gap issue on flatten I think
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