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Copying coordinates

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Is there any way to quick store and retreive coordinates in Gmax? For eaxmple, I'm tidying up a model and getting rid of unneccesary polygons by welding vertices together. This currently involves using notepad to copy down the coordinates of the vertex I want to keep, welding two vertices together, then moving the resultant vertex back to the position I'd noted down. This works, but it isn't exactly elegant.

Is there an easier way to do it?
 
Why not use the vertex snap functionality and then just move the vertices on to each other until they snap? That is much easier then typing in the coordinates I would say.
 
Old thread I know....but is there a way to copy the vertex coordinates and apply them to another polygon vertex so they snap on top of one and another?

Shez
 
I don't know of an automated way, but the way I do it (when I don't use Arno's method or just Target Weld):

1. Edit Mesh modifier/Vertex sub-object.
2. Click on the vertex where you want the other vertex to move to, to select it.
3. Right click the Move button along the top of the screen.
4. Write down the 3 numbers in the left column.
5. Click red X.
6. Click on the vertex to be moved.
7. Right click on the Move button
8. Type in the numbers you wrote down in step 4
9. Move the highlight to another box, and the vertex will snap to the first vertex's position.

Hope this helps,
 
Thanks Tom. This was the default solution of course where we just type in the coords.

I was looking for a solution where the coords could be copied on to the clipboard and then copied on to the other vertex.

Shez
 
Any reason that Arno's Snap To Vertex method won't work for you?
 
Actually it does when there is a single vertex. Just looking for an alternative when say the line is a curve.

Shez
 
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