Noob question: difference between mesh/poly

68Runner · 22-02-2005, 08:24 PM

Hey y'all!

I'm in a learning process (just started) and currently trying to understand most of the things used in 3DSMAX. Also reading a lot of tutorials.

One thing at a time so I first want to learn how to model (than texturing and than lighting). In a lot of tutorials they use meshes and poly's. My question is, what's the difference between those two?

My goal is to model my own car...it's a 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner...

Thanks!!

olympus · 22-02-2005, 09:39 PM

The Editable Poly type object was added in Max 4 I believe. It had new features and was IMO much better than Editable Mesh object type. Editable Mesh is now only useful for some aspects of modeling that I rarely encounter.

The exclusive Editable Poly features include -
Alot of little mesh manipulation tools, that can save you hours on a larger project
NURMS smoothing
Material IDs
Smoothing Groups
Paint Deformation

22-02-2005, 08:24 PM	#1
68Runner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Noob question: difference between mesh/poly Hey y'all! I'm in a learning process (just started) and currently trying to understand most of the things used in 3DSMAX. Also reading a lot of tutorials. One thing at a time so I first want to learn how to model (than texturing and than lighting). In a lot of tutorials they use meshes and poly's. My question is, what's the difference between those two? My goal is to model my own car...it's a 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner... Thanks!!

22-02-2005, 09:39 PM	#2
olympus Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 373 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Editable Poly type object was added in Max 4 I believe. It had new features and was IMO much better than Editable Mesh object type. Editable Mesh is now only useful for some aspects of modeling that I rarely encounter. The exclusive Editable Poly features include - Alot of little mesh manipulation tools, that can save you hours on a larger project NURMS smoothing Material IDs Smoothing Groups Paint Deformation __________________ My Webpage

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