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tfortier

10-21-2008, 10:20 PM

Hi, I received 3 big (millions of poly) object from a client. From Solid Edge software. Its Obj and all the polygons are disconnected. no way to select a part, it just select individual polys... the problem now is I have to apply polygons reduction on that object. The density is 100 time too much and I cant work with it.

here a sample (just a small chunk of the object);

http://www.filefactory.com/file/913bde/n/Small_sample_zip

Is there a way LW could reconnect all adjacent polygons? or could I apply a different poly reduction plugin??

thanks, please save my life!!

thierry

tfortier

10-22-2008, 12:28 AM

Fixed! some guy reply in the XSI forum did the trick in one click!

"Model > Modify > Poly Mesh > Filter Points will merge overlapping points (and thus weld boundaries together)."

thanks
t

Zardoz

10-22-2008, 08:49 AM

you could simply use weld points in lightwave...in Automatic it welds all the points that share the same coordinates and in Fixed mode it welds points in a certain threshold...very simple.
And you have at least 3 or 4 options to do some polygon reduction in lightwave.

tfortier

10-23-2008, 12:22 AM

Thanks Zardoz... I was thinking I had to select points individualy to weld.

Yeah im using the poly reducing tool in LW right now...

thanks!
t

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