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From: John Gross <jgross@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Subdivison in 4.0
To: Scott Burton <aj754@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
Cc: Kiyousuke <zeltzer@primenet.com>, lightwave@webcom.com
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> > Just a suggestion vaguely guised as a question... Will subdivide in 4.0 have
> > the ability to be limited by axis. By this I mean will it be possible for
> > me to subdivide along the X, Y, or Z axis only, instead of upon all the axis
> > of a polygon?
>
> I know a number of people have allready mentioned the "julienne" macro
> but there is another option. You can also just select the polygons you
> want subdivided (either in a volume or by individual polygons) and just
> subdivide them. This would be good for just affecting a small area that
> perhaps needs more detail than others and is not limited to one axis.
Be careful with this - one side of a cube subdivided will create points
that are not shared amongst the adjoining sides and therefore rendering
"errors" will result.
JG
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