Re: Re[4]: Flat polygons\points ?

["Wayne Williams" <w1343(at)comcast.net>]

Maybe boolean the sphere with a cube if the scaling thing isn't what you 
want to do ?_? And heed the words of the wise Sage Aldis, your brain will 
turn into poutine if you don't exercise it enough. So in the future, make it 
burn before hitting that send button.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kim aldis" <kim(at)cg-soup.com>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 9:41 AM
Subject: RE: Re[4]: Flat polygons\points ?


> Spin the sphere round until what you want flat is aligned to any pair of
> axes, select faces or points, scale, global, COG to zero in remaining 
> axis.
>
>
> Christopher, I feel like I'm starting to have a go. I'm not, but anyway...
>
> 99% of what you do will do in your 3D career will be concerned with 
> problem
> or puzzle solving and it's a skill you need to hone if you want to be any
> good. You won't become skilled if you keep coming here for answers. Spend
> some time thinking about what it is you want to do and how you might be 
> able
> to find a solution yourself. Your mind is just like the rest of your body;
> if you don't exercise it it becomes flabby and useless.
>
> This is half the fun of 3D, applying your mind. Hang in there, it's worth
> it.
>
> I'm sure no-one here really minds answering your questions - well, up to a
> point, anyway - but you're not doing yourself any favours by having 
> someone
> do your work for you.
>
>
> K. :-)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Bernard Lebel
> > Sent: 02-January-2006 13:40
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: Re: Re[4]: Flat polygons\points ?
> >
> > That's exactly what I meant. "Adjacent polygons forming a
> > flat surface"...... That said, I have no idea how to do that.
> >
> >
> > Bernard
> >
> >
> > On 1/1/06, Christopher <walksfar(at)netscape.ca> wrote:
> > > Hello Bernard, no no say you have a clay ball now on that clay ball
> > > you want a area on it to be flat so if you lay the clay
> > ball down you
> > > can cause it has a small area that is flat...that is what I mean
> > >
> > > Christopher
> > >
> > > Sunday, January 1, 2006, 10:22:28 PM, you wrote:
> > >
> > > > *All* polygons on primitives are flat, individually.
> > >
> > > > But adjacent polygons do not form a flat surface. Hence
> > the distinction.
> >
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