OK so I've been drawing a kind of mesh on a photo of a face, so that I can create a poly with all of the angles etc already created (as my tutorial tells me)
So I used the line tool to create a load of quads, ending with this:
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However, I am then told to select one of the quads and convert it to an editable poly. This turns one of my quads solid which is what I expect. Then I click the small icon next to the Attach button on the 'Edit Geometry' section, select All (which selects all the Lines I have drawn) and press ok.
Then it gives me a large poly like this:
[Link to xs132.xs.to]
This is pretty much what its supposed to look like, except for the gap _above_ the nostril and the indentation on the left of the temple. So naturally, I clicked undo a couple of times to return to the poly stage, to draw in a couple of quads in those two places, but for some reason when I try and draw a line, no line is created.
I click and drag with the line tool, but nothing. I have no idea why it wont draw lines, as far as I can see Im doing nothing different to what I was doing in the first place.
Thanks for listening, hope you can help.
My latest 3D project:
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My big question is, since you're in edit poly mode, why not just create the needed faces with one of the dozen tools provided in that modifier? Though i'm guessing that already occurred to you.
i really wish i could see what's going on.
1. Did restarting max fix it? (fixes most max problems)
2. When the problem occurs can you create other objects like spheres and cameras?
3. Are you sure you're not on a HIDDEN LAYER?
4. Is 3dsmax mad at you?