Re: subdivide edge withOUT warped loops

Date : Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:15:54 -0400
To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM
From : David Barosin <dbarosin(at)optonline.net>
Subject : Re: subdivide edge withOUT warped loops
You could use the knife tool on selected polys which will only cut the areas
you select.

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From: "Wayne" <w1343(at)comcast.net>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:39 PM
Subject: RE: subdivide edge withOUT warped loops


> I forgot to mention the workaround I'm currently using is to subdivide
then
> select each loop and 0 scale it in X. That's fine for like 1 or 2 but when
I
> wind up having a ton of loops to fix this way it's time consuming. Is
there
> a way to get XSI to do it right the first time that I just don't know
about?
> -Wayne
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
Of
> Wayne
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:34 PM
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: subdivide edge withOUT warped loops
>
> Hey guys,
> I'm running into a prob that I've encountered on many an occasion and want
> to know if there is a workaround or method I don't know about to alleviate
> the issue. I have a set of edge rings selected, and upon shooting a loop
via
> Subdivide Edges (shift d)the loop is "warped". It becomes more pronounced
> the more subdivisions I give it. I know the knife/slice tool [ will give
me
> straight edges...but I have other bits of geo in the way that get sliced
as
> well which I don't really want. Is there any way to get the subdivide edge
> op to subdivide the edges evenly without the weird warping? I've provided
an
> image of what I mean if my explanation was a bit foggy.
> www.dubbdesign.com/warped.jpg
> Thanks!
> -wayne
>
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