Cps Tool

[swag]

have u look here
http://www.lightstorm3d.com/tools/freetools/html/connectPolyShape.html

[koinu]

PERFECT Thanks a Million...............

[ceql]

I've never used CPS... I'm curious as to what advantages it has over a standard Smooth Proxy in maya?

[onlooker]

Originally posted by ceql
I've never used CPS... I'm curious as to what advantages it has over a standard Smooth Proxy in maya?

It's an awesome toolset. I first loadeed it while watching a Gnomon DVD, and Darrin Krumweide was using it. It ads a nice secondary interface of poly tools that are outstanding. A worthy set of additional tools to add to your Maya interface. :thumbsup:

[ceql]

hmm, great thnx! I'll dl and check it out tonight! :applause:

[Kaiser_Sose]

Originally posted by onlooker
It's an awesome toolset. I first loadeed it while watching a Gnomon DVD, and Darrin Krumweide was using it. It ads a nice secondary interface of poly tools that are outstanding. A worthy set of additional tools to add to your Maya interface. :thumbsup:

Which video woud that be

[lowkey]

I'm curious as to what advantages it has over a standard Smooth Proxy in maya?

well, in fact it is a standard smooth proxy directly connecting two meshes! :)

[Houkah]

I used to use CPS quite a bit until maya's smooth proxy came out w/ 4.5. I like the toolbox for CPS, it puts all the poly modeling tools in one convenient place. However, it's annoying to delete history on a CPS mesh, whereas w/ maya's smooth proxy you can just select the mesh and delete the history. I think w/ CPS you'd have to disconnect the CPS delete the history then reconnect. Maybe that's changed since the last time i used it though.

//edit - oh yeah i almost forgot that maya's smooth proxy is faster feedback. On my test mesh i got about 8 fps w/ CPS and 16 fps w/ maya's smooth proxy.

[kmp3d]

yeah you don't have to disconnect the cps mesh to delete the history, at least on the version I'm using you don't...... I've been such a fan of CPS I just tried smooth proxy.... Help me I'm stupid on this one.... Does smooth proxy have the automatic mirror and stitch like CPS. Cause I looked through the smooth proxy and didn't see any options for it. Without a doubt that has to be one of the best things about CPS, that would be a dissapointment if smooth proxy didn't have that option. :annoyed:

[koinu]

Well this has turned out to be quite the post. I have learned a bit from all you guys and let's keep th einfo coming.... Right on!!!!!!!:buttrock:

[onlooker]

Originally posted by Kaiser_Sose
Which video woud that be

I think it was poly modeling 3. It's been a while, but I'm pretty sure it was.

[Houkah]

Originally posted by kmp3d
.... Does smooth proxy have the automatic mirror and stitch like CPS. Cause I looked through the smooth proxy and didn't see any options for it.

Nothing automatic as far as i could tell. But you can use the built in mirror geometry option (with mixed results) or just duplicate and merge them by hand. I generally use smooth proxy on half a cube then scale the smooth mesh -1 in x (or whatever axis i need to mirror it) I like seeing half the mesh low poly and half smooth. With CPS I could make the low poly shaded but the smooth version would always peak through the mesh. Of course I might just have not taken a good look at the CPS options.

[Bliz]

With CPS you can just move the cage off to the side so it doesn't interfere with the smoothed result at all.

Awesome Tool!!! :buttrock:

[koinu]

Now that I've gotten familiar with this tool, I have a question.. There is this Update window on my screen, it won't let me see my "extrudes" until I hit it. How can I get this outahere????
Other than that the tool is AWESOME.....

[kmp3d]

yeah you got your dependency graph set to demand. Look in your CPS tools under display and you'll see a button to toggle between drag, demand and release. You probably want it set to drag.

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