ExtrudeFace not working properly [SO ANNOYING!!!!]

[anakinskywalker]

Are you sure it is not polyExtrudeFace1 ?

[Cinematography]

Originally posted by anakinskywalker
Are you sure it is not polyExtrudeFace1 ?
What do you mean?
How many polyExtrudeFaces are there? :)

[anakinskywalker]

umm.. no actually it I was saying that when you extrude the first face you get a polyExtrudeFace1 (which could be easily read as polyExtrudeFacet ) and the second face you choose becomes polyExtrudeFace2 and so on...

[Cinematography]

Originally posted by anakinskywalker
umm.. no actually it I was saying that when you extrude the first face you get a polyExtrudeFace1 (which could be easily read as polyExtrudeFacet ) and the second face you choose becomes polyExtrudeFace2 and so on...
Not this time. When I go to extrude a face, it reads 'polyextrudefacet' in the script editor. BRB - I'll send you the command line.

[Cinematography]

This is what comes up when I do the operation:

select -r polySurface1.f[0] ;

polyExtrudeFacet -ch 0 -kft 0 -pvx -0.75 -pvy 7 -pvz 0.5 -tx 0 -ty 0 -tz 0 -rx 0 -ry 0 -rz 0 -sx 1 -sy 1 -sz 1 -ran 0 -divisions 1 -twist 0 -taper 1 -off 0 -ltz 0 -ws 0 -ltx 0 -lty 0 -lrx 0 -lry 0 -lrz 0 -lsx 1 -lsy 1 -lsz 1 -ldx 1 -ldy 0 -ldz 0 -w 0 -gx 0 -gy -1 -gz 0 -att 0 -mx 0 -my 0 -mz 0 polySurface1.f[0];

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Maybe it might have something to do with the select polySurface command. Shouldn't it be something like select -r pCube1.f[1] instead?

[anakinskywalker]

I went to the SE and this is how it looks

CreatePolygonCube;
polyCube -w 1 -h 1 -d 1 -sx 1 -sy 1 -sz 1 -ax 0 1 0 -tx 1 -ch 1;
// Result: pCube2 polyCube2 //
select -r pCube1 ;
select -r pCube1.f[1] ;
hilite pCube1.f[1] ;
selectMode 1 ;
select -r pCube1.f[1] ;


polyExtrudeFacet -ch 1 -kft 1 -pvx 0 -pvy 0.7716222965 -pvz 0 -tx 0 -ty 0 -tz 0 -rx 0 -ry 0 -rz 0 -sx 1 -sy 1 -sz 1 -ran 0 -divisions 1 -off 0 -ltz 0 -ws 0 -ltx 0 -lty 0 -lrx 0 -lry 0 -lrz 0 -lsx 1 -lsy 1 -lsz 1 -ldx 1 -ldy 0 -ldz 0 -w 0 -gx 0 -gy -1 -gz 0 -att 0 -mx 0 -my 0 -mz 0 pCube1.f[1];
// Result: polyExtrudeFace1 //


So the facet is there but it appears to behave normally. Maybe I think I havent understood your problem :(

[anakinskywalker]

ahh!! let me check .. if i can duplicate the problem here.. I tried selecting the whole cube instead of selecting face subobject. stiil was not able to duplicate.

[Cinematography]

Thank you so much for taking the time out to help me, by the way. I REALLY appreciate it. :applause:

[anakinskywalker]

What kind of surface are you trying to select? considering you are getting the .. select -r polySurface1.f[0] ; ..

Making a search in the help files for polySurface is useless. Nothing there.

[Cinematography]

Originally posted by anakinskywalker
What kind of surface are you trying to select? considering you are getting the .. select -r polySurface1.f[0] ; ..

Making a search in the help files for polySurface is useless. Nothing there.

Ugg... this is so weird.
BRB - I'm going to make a complete script of my steps.

[Cinematography]

This is exactly how it happens:


polyCube -w 1 -h 1 -d 1 -sx 1 -sy 1 -sz 1 -ax 0 1 0 -tx 1 -ch 0;
// Result: pCube1 //

select -r pCube1.f[1] ;

hilite pCube1.f[1] ;

selectMode 1 ;

select -r pCube1.f[1] ;

polyExtrudeFacet -ch 0 -kft 0 -pvx 0 -pvy 0.5 -pvz 0 -tx 0 -ty 0 -tz 0 -rx 0 -ry 0 -rz 0 -sx 1 -sy 1 -sz 1 -ran 0 -divisions 1 -twist 0 -taper 1 -off 0 -ltz 0 -ws 0 -ltx 0 -lty 0 -lrx 0 -lry 0 -lrz 0 -lsx 1 -lsy 1 -lsz 1 -ldx 1 -ldy 0 -ldz 0 -w 0 -gx 0 -gy -1 -gz 0 -att 0 -mx 0 -my 0 -mz 0 pCube1.f[1];

[anakinskywalker]

:D looks like your problem is gone.

But last time you got

select -r polySurface1.f[0] ;

this time its

select -r pCube1.f[1] ;


Maybe it might have something to do with the select polySurface command. Shouldn't it be something like select -r pCube1.f[1] instead?



exactly what you wanted.

[Cinematography]

"looks like your problem is gone."
Ugg... something is still not working right.... :cry: I'm still getting that polyExtrudeFacet thing in there. Will you be online tomorrow?

[anakinskywalker]

yes I will be and I am online at this time on #cgtalk at irc.freenode.net too...

as Hrishi or Hr15h1

[Cinematography]

Originally posted by anakinskywalker
yes I will be and I am online at this time on #cgtalk at irc.freenode.net too...
as Hrishi or Hr15h1
There must be something wrong with my select tool, or something. I can create the cube, select the face on the cube, but when I go to extrude, I do not get the standard extrudeface options. I have to press [w] to move the extruded face into position.

[Cinematography]

Okay... I found a way to break my problem down:

- How do I get my ExtrudeFace tool back to its default setting?
= or =
- How can I get my ExtrudeFace tool to stop doing the 'polyExtrudeFacet' command?



This is what happens when I click ExtrudeFace in the EditPolygon window:

polyExtrudeFacet -ch 0 -kft 0 -pvx 0 -pvy 0.5 -pvz 0 -tx 0 -ty 0 -tz 0 -rx 0 -ry 0 -rz 0 -sx 1 -sy 1 -sz 1 -ran 0 -divisions 1 -twist 0 -taper 1 -off 0 -ltz 0 -ws 0 -ltx 0 -lty 0 -lrx 0 -lry 0 -lrz 0 -lsx 1 -lsy 1 -lsz 1 -ldx 1 -ldy 0 -ldz 0 -w 0 -gx 0 -gy -1 -gz 0 -att 0 -mx 0 -my 0 -mz 0 pCube1.f[1];

[anakinskywalker]

Try clicking on the Show Manipulator Icon

for the earlier post.

[Cinematography]

Originally posted by anakinskywalker
Try clicking on the Show Manipulator Icon
for the earlier post.
* still looking for show manipulator icon *
* searching help now *

[lricho]

The extrude face does issue the "polyextrudefacet" command for me too, but it works like it should here. I know that isnt much help for you though.

Show manipulator is "t". The extrude manipulator looks like the move and scale manipulators together, and a line with a blue circle thingy coming out of it at an angle. Ugh, i just included that last bit in case you havnt seen it before. if so, then i probably havnt helped much.

[Cinematography]

Oh cool... I fixed my problem! :buttrock: I got really pissed off at Maya and started hitting random keys on the keyboard, and when I hit a key near the [X] key, my extrude manipulator came up, and my extrude command returned to normal. :applause: Now all I have to do now is figure out which key I hit to return my extrude command to normal.

Thank you so much anakinskywalker & lricho for taking the time out to help me.

:beer:

[lricho]

ahh yes. the tried and true method of "if it doesnt work, hit something, anything" :D
this method has been the saviour of many people over the years. :D

[Cinematography]

Originally posted by lricho
ahh yes. the tried and true method of "if it doesnt work, hit something, anything" :D
this method has been the saviour of many people over the years. :D
Hehehe... well, at least we know that its because of something that was either turned on or off, and that something can be toggled through a hotkey. Which hotkey... we may never know for sure... :p

[lricho]

ah - there is the iterative hitting method which you could try - it goes like this:
Hit each key repeatedly very hard. If that one does not work, move on to the next key and hit it very hard repeatedly.

[anakinskywalker]

I think "t" is the key you want...

with Irichos methos I would like to add one more step..

Last Step: Buy new Keyboard

[Cinematography]

lricho
"ah - there is the iterative hitting method which you could try - it goes like this: Hit each key repeatedly very hard. If that one does not work, move on to the next key and hit it very hard repeatedly."
:p

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anakinskywalker
I think "t" is the key you want...
I hit it, and nothing happens. Its the command itself that is goofy. I started a new thread (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=76899) in hopes to explan and illustrate the problem more clearly.

"with Irichos methos I would like to add one more step..
Last Step: Buy new Keyboard"
:) I only wish it were that easy.

[lricho]

Did you try hitting "t" very hard immediately after the extrude face command? It could be that you have gone out of the extruding mode when you pounded that poor old t key.

[Cinematography]

:buttrock: Problem Solved!
My construction history was turned off. :annoyed:

Buzz To The Rescue (http://sv1.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40616)

[lricho]

that'll do it to ya.
good to know you got it working :thumbsup:
I'm glad YOU had the problem and got it fixed, cos I learned something without going through all that pain :D
So thank you!

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