Zooming Issues?

#1

I posted this at the Luxology MODO forum as well, but thought I may get a faster reply here. Here is what I posted:

It seems that I cannot zoom in as close to my models as I can in LW. It is quite hard to fine tune some points because of this.

If I open the same file in LW that I am working in MODO, I can zoom all the way in, but MODO stops quite a good distance away.

Not sure if this is a graphics card issue or I need to enable/disable something. I am running a Quadro FX 500 graphics card.

Thnaks

#2

Yeah, I have tried all that.
Sometimes I have had little issues like you describe and it works. Right now however, I am modeling an item and have even started a new item with a simple sphere and it is the same thing. I cannot get in close enough.

#3

I think I figured it out to be a scaling issue. I was following a LW tutorial and the model backdrops were to be scaled at 540mm, but I had mine at .54 inches.
Now at a larger scale, everything is fine. I guess MODO did not like my model so small. LW took it fine though at this very small scale.

I have tried it with other items as well.

If I model a fly for example at full scale of about 1/4 inch with backdrops, MODO does not like zooming in very well of things this small.

#4

Hover the mouse over the geometry you want to look at and hit ‘g’. That recenters the zooming. You can then zoom more.

#5

Eric, but even so there is a limit, no? seems to be 200um. I recently did a model of a small game console that had some very small details on it. I eventualy just modeled the whole thing at 10x scale then scaled it back down when I was done.

#6

Hello All,
I to found all the above to be a familiar problem, likewise in Lightwave.
What I do is to sellect a point/vertice in the local area and then to press SHIFT A to automatically fit zoom into that area. If anyone has any other suggestions.
It would be welcomed.

#7

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