Problematic closed surface - Polyloop

Tassilo · 2nd July 2007, 15:51

Hello, Hexers.

I've got a li'l problem with Hex here… maybe one of you can help me. I did an outline in AI, exported it as .ai v3, imported in Hex (2.2 on a G5). Extruded, closed the two open sides with "Close" (All).
Then I placed seams as seen on the second image. In the UV window thus, the closed sides look strange (see image 1) and I guess the resulting UV mapping will too.

Anybody got a clue what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks in advance,
Tassilo

bwtr · 2nd July 2007, 16:37

Try Selection>Select All

Then Tools>Vertex Modelling>Close

Hope I am correct and that it helps.

Patrick210 · 2nd July 2007, 16:57

This is a common problem. Your big n-gon sides won't render correctly. You could connect the symmetrically opposing points by tesselation or look at my guitar body tutorial to get an idea of what you need to do.

http://forums.polyloop.net/hexagon-t...ermediate.html

Tassilo · 3rd July 2007, 13:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patrick210

http://forums.polyloop.net/hexagon-t...ermediate.html

Ah, thank you, excellent tutorial, that will help me.

Piem · 3rd July 2007, 13:20

Huge ngons are bad, always try to compartmentalize this kind of surfaces with a shape forming a S.

2nd July 2007, 15:51	#1 (permalink)
Tassilo Illustrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 62	Problematic closed surface Hello, Hexers. I've got a li'l problem with Hex here… maybe one of you can help me. I did an outline in AI, exported it as .ai v3, imported in Hex (2.2 on a G5). Extruded, closed the two open sides with "Close" (All). Then I placed seams as seen on the second image. In the UV window thus, the closed sides look strange (see image 1) and I guess the resulting UV mapping will too. Anybody got a clue what I might be doing wrong? Thanks in advance, Tassilo Attached Thumbnails

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2nd July 2007, 16:37	#2 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,096	Try Selection>Select All Then Tools>Vertex Modelling>Close Hope I am correct and that it helps.

2nd July 2007, 16:57	#3 (permalink)
Patrick210 Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 549	This is a common problem. Your big n-gon sides won't render correctly. You could connect the symmetrically opposing points by tesselation or look at my guitar body tutorial to get an idea of what you need to do. http://forums.polyloop.net/hexagon-t...ermediate.html

3rd July 2007, 13:20	#5 (permalink)
Piem Booh! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Rennes/fr Posts: 6,644	Huge ngons are bad, always try to compartmentalize this kind of surfaces with a shape forming a S.