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Gmax trouble

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Adraesh

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Hello all !

I try to do the "Creating a simple object un Gmax" by Arno but i just realise that i create a simple box object i have a diagonal line and i don't have the same result that Arno ...

I have too, a other trouble when i select a face, my face is not colored in red ?

my box :

gmax.jpg


Arno's box in the tutorial :

arno.jpg


Have u an idea ?
 
To enable the selected faces to show red, right click the viewport name, and click configure. Ensure that the checkbox next to "Shade Selected Faces" is ticked.

gmaxshowshadedfaces.png


I am not sure on the other issue...still trying to find the solution.
 
If you converted the box to be an 'editable mesh' object you will get that. If you convert it to 'editable poly' that edge goes away.
Also..."F2" toggles the highlighted faces ;)
 
It's curious because i follow the tutorial by Arno, and he convert to editable mesh, and he does'nt have this diagonal edges ...
 
I'd suggest that is a subtle error in the tutorial.

The good news is that the diagonal edge doesn't actually matter (in many ways it is a more accurate representation of what you'll get when you parse the thing through the exporter.

Eveything in FS is a series of triangles.

It is often easier for us to conceptualise without the edge there (eg unwrapping), and some tools work differently in ePoly mode, but in the end ... when a complex shape comes out a little differently to what you thought eMesh will make it clearer as to why.
 
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hang on a minute...this diagonal line can be turned of...so that it looks like arnos nice tutorial exactly....its a tick box in one of the settings somewhere..

did this tutorial some time ago....and when your just starting out...it can can be re assuring to follow the tut exactly to the letter...cant remember the box to tick or untick....but you will be able to set gmax to behave exactly as per the tutorial.....arnos exellent tutorial got me started...lot of info crammed in there....jim
 
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