Re[6]: Flat polygons\points ?

Date : Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:49:58 -0500
To : kim aldis <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
From : Christopher <walksfar(at)netscape.ca>
Subject : Re[6]: Flat polygons\points ?
Hello kim, I agree with you.  I have tried it all just thought of
sharing my frustration with everyone and maybe someone has been though
this frustration and knows how to find a way out...that's all.

Christopher

Monday, January 2, 2006, 9:41:30 AM, you wrote:

> 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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 Christopher                            mailto:walksfar(at)netscape.ca

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