Thank you very much for this, I will try the workaround the next time this happens. Too bad that the problem, or a related problem, remains in v5.1. :|
Thanks, Fredrik Bergholtz On 14/04/06, Beg-inner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Fredrik, Vesa and Chris.. > > I tested here on the vanilla V5.1 SP2.. > And I can repeat the actual behavior.. > I dunno if you have done exactly this to get the problems.... but here it > is.. > > When I change the 'Point Count' field in 'Spec' Tab to an enough low value > that changed the curve´s shape... then the 'New Point' Tool started to mess > up.. > (Weirdest mess up, was that when trying to add a point, RS added so the > curve got an extention of it to infinity.. =) beyond the screen and to > infinity..=) > and it only rendered if changed 'Parametrization' to 'Uniform', it then > rendered the extra part of the curve, with a scanline type of odd shading) > Its not only the 'New Point' Tool that is messed up, its also the 'Sharpen' > and 'Break' Tool ! > > Workarounds I use: > Either just click on the 'Param' Tool (in the 'Controlbar') > Or > 'Elevate by smoothing the Shape' Tool, and then after that the 'Reduce' Tool > to get back the Polygonal shape ! > After this, the 'New Point' and those other tools works (as far as I have > seen it works everytime) until you reduce the 'Point Count' again.. > > Take Care > Best Regards > Stefan Gustafsson ( Beg-inner ) > A Proud Owner and User of Real3D and Realsoft3D.. > > > Unfortunately I have not been able to find a pattern for this > behaviour. All I can say is that from time to time this happens. > Usually closing the curve and breaking it open again fixes it. The > problem I had today, however did not go away. I had to re-make the > curve from scratch. (Not very difficult, but somewhat annoying) > > Regards, > Fredrik Bergholtz > > > On 13/04/06, Vesa Meskanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Fredrik > > > > > I am working a lot with polygonal NURBS curves in my > > > model, but sometimes the "Add point" method fails! > > > > Is the problem repeatable? If it is, please email me some instructions > > (and/or test models). Thanks! > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Vesa Meskanen > > Realsoft Graphics > > > > > > > > >
