Re: is there a shell tool like in 3ds max

Date : Mon, 01 May 2006 19:12:51 +0200
To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM
From : Daniel Bachmann <dbachmann(at)mediagenerator.ch>
Subject : Re: is there a shell tool like in 3ds max
thank you all!

i will try out your tips and check kim aldis plugin too (which looks very nice on the summary page ).

keep on rocking,
daniel

Martin Belleau wrote:
When I need some depths to planes, I'll select the contour edges and
duplicate that, then translate to the desired depth. This will always work
when I don't need to see all sides of the object, so I don't need the
backfaces...

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From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
Wayne Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:22 AM
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: RE: is there a shell tool like in 3ds max


There are a few ways of achieving this, albeit none quite the same as the
shell modifier in Max (which really rocks and should be implemented in XSI
as a native feature imo). First, you can take your object, duplicate it,
select all polys, invert them, use a negative valued Push op. Then select
both objects and merge them with Blend toggled on. That's one way of doing
it natively in XSI with no external plugins/scripts. Another way is to use
Hegle's Solidify plugin which I think can be found either in netview or at
his site www.mindthink.de
Third is a plugin Kim Aldis just wrote but not sure if it is still freely
available or not. It was a demo only and would expire so you would
eventually have to purchase it anyways. -Wayne-


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
Daniel Bachmann
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 10:58 AM
To: xsi(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: is there a shell tool like in 3ds max

hi,
i am searching for a method or a tool to add "depth" or "thickness" to polymeshes.


for example, create a sphere and modify the extent to have only a part of the sphere visible. then add a "shell" to give thickness, maybe too with some bevel features to adjust the edge connections.

is there a built in feature like that in xsi already?

thanks for any hint,
daniel
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