End point must be on start point on the same edge when using Split Polygon Tool?

[Levitateme]

when you click on a edge MMB to move were its going to add a vert. i dont know if that is what you mean. if that dont work check your settings in maya for its edge snap, oh wait im on maya 5 i forget what the settings are in other versions. but try there.

[HONG KONGer]

I think you don't get what I mean.

As I stated, I want to create a triangle on one face, so the "end point" means the third point and the "start point" means the first point.

[Jon Jones]

It sounds like you could mean one of two things. If you're trying to draw a triangle on it, as in to manually turn a quad into two triangles, why not just draw the edge from the lower left vertex to the top right vertex on the face?

If that's not what you mean, then as far as I know that's just the way it works. If you want it to be different, perhaps stop drawing in the edge before your start \ end point, which will it 3/4 of the way around, then you start drawing a new edge from there so you can do what you want from there?

[Levitateme]

draw a picture likea quick gif that would help.

[HONG KONGer]

Oh what the hell I was saying, I'm trying to create a trapezoid like the one in the picture, not a triangle. (Sorry!)

The problem is that when I use Split Polygon Tool to start the first point on the TOP edge and when I try to end at different location on the same edge, the first point automatically move to my end (fourth) point.

[atzfratz]

just hit enter when youre half way through and make the rest in a new ploy split action, that should work fine

[Levitateme]

oh that
well if you want, if its that important to do.
you could select your edge and Subdivide options levels 2
then just split tool to them verts booyaka!

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