3DS Max 2012 - Modeling a wheel arch

theotherspongey · 15-04-2012, 07:14 PM

Hello,

I'm having a problem following a tutorial for designing a car for beginners that my teacher gave me. In the tutorial it states that to create a new poly, I have to Shift-Drag an existing vertex. When I do that, I get a box that looks like the following setup:

Clone To Object: Object008
Clone to Element
OK

I find this very confusing. I tried both options and the "Clone" doesn't appear anywhere. Is the tutorial outdated? If so, How do I create a new poly that connects from an existing vertex?

paulius-st · 15-04-2012, 07:44 PM

try to shift+drag an existing open edge. you'll see the difference

theotherspongey · 15-04-2012, 08:01 PM

Hm...

But aren't you supposed to drag from the vertex? I'm trying to connect 2 vertex's to another 2 by the way.

Edit: Nevermind. That worked

. Thanks, I'm extremely new to 3DS max.

Perversonality · 16-04-2012, 08:49 AM

Welding one vertex to another by dragging can be achieved through target weld, just for your future reference but that won't create a new edge/face/vert; it will simply weld the one you drag onto the one you drag it on top of

15-04-2012, 07:14 PM	#1
theotherspongey Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	3DS Max 2012 - Modeling a wheel arch Hello, I'm having a problem following a tutorial for designing a car for beginners that my teacher gave me. In the tutorial it states that to create a new poly, I have to Shift-Drag an existing vertex. When I do that, I get a box that looks like the following setup: Clone To Object: Object008 Clone to Element OK I find this very confusing. I tried both options and the "Clone" doesn't appear anywhere. Is the tutorial outdated? If so, How do I create a new poly that connects from an existing vertex?

15-04-2012, 07:44 PM	#2
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15-04-2012, 08:01 PM	#3
theotherspongey Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hm... But aren't you supposed to drag from the vertex? I'm trying to connect 2 vertex's to another 2 by the way. Edit: Nevermind. That worked . Thanks, I'm extremely new to 3DS max. Last edited by theotherspongey; 15-04-2012 at 08:03 PM..

16-04-2012, 08:49 AM	#4
Perversonality Nick/Spud/Spudmonkey Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Reading(ish), Engerlandshire Posts: 2,752 Thanks: 21 Thanked 53 Times in 50 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Welding one vertex to another by dragging can be achieved through target weld, just for your future reference but that won't create a new edge/face/vert; it will simply weld the one you drag onto the one you drag it on top of __________________ My homepage mostly designed to show off my <400 triangle low poly models My physical model shop: Buy my crap

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