Smoothing groups. - Polyloop

vladius · 30th May 2006, 00:09

Does Hexagon 2.0 support smoothing groups? How can achieve effect of a hard edge without applying subdivision? I just want plain low-polygonal model to have hard edges in some places. This is usually achieved with smoothing groups in applications like 3dsmax.

tonytrout · 30th May 2006, 09:14

There is a creasing option under the smooth tool. There is even a little demonstration on the Eovia website
http://www.eovia.com/products/hexagon/hexagon2.asp

Probably the most overlooked but one of the most usefull new options in H2

_Spectre · 30th May 2006, 10:29

A have similar problems with Hex 2. Now the best way to achieve hard edges is to adjust them in application where you plan to render your model. Carrara 5 supports this function and i still wondering why Hexagon does not.

tonytrout · 30th May 2006, 11:19

Like I say you can do it in H2 but often overlooked - smooth tool > break property

Is not easy to find

but good to use. Less polys for edges and works well with C5

enjoy
Tony

vladius · 30th May 2006, 11:43

Actually I'm not talking about subdivision creases. I'm talking about low-poly creases. I want crease to appear without polygon tesselation. I think _Spectre understood me right. However, I think that Xegagon 2 has the ability to work with such things for sure, because when U create a box, it has hard edges, but when U create a sphere for example, its edges are all smoothed. The problem is that I can see no user interface to define hard edges.

tonytrout · 30th May 2006, 12:02

Is cool, I not know any more than that, maybe someone else can tell you.

_Spectre · 30th May 2006, 13:52

Hexagon 2 have some predefined smoothing angle and you can't adjust it like in Carrara.

30th May 2006, 00:09	#1 (permalink)
vladius Vertex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	Smoothing groups. Does Hexagon 2.0 support smoothing groups? How can achieve effect of a hard edge without applying subdivision? I just want plain low-polygonal model to have hard edges in some places. This is usually achieved with smoothing groups in applications like 3dsmax.

30th May 2006, 10:29	#3 (permalink)
_Spectre Spline Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 54	A have similar problems with Hex 2. Now the best way to achieve hard edges is to adjust them in application where you plan to render your model. Carrara 5 supports this function and i still wondering why Hexagon does not. __________________ Sorry for english - i don't know the language.

30th May 2006, 11:19	#4 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	creasing Like I say you can do it in H2 but often overlooked - smooth tool > break property Is not easy to find but good to use. Less polys for edges and works well with C5 enjoy Tony Attached Thumbnails

30th May 2006, 13:52	#7 (permalink)
_Spectre Spline Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 54	Hexagon 2 have some predefined smoothing angle and you can't adjust it like in Carrara. __________________ Sorry for english - i don't know the language.

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30th May 2006, 09:14	#2 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	There is a creasing option under the smooth tool. There is even a little demonstration on the Eovia website http://www.eovia.com/products/hexagon/hexagon2.asp Probably the most overlooked but one of the most usefull new options in H2

30th May 2006, 11:43	#5 (permalink)
vladius Vertex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	Actually I'm not talking about subdivision creases. I'm talking about low-poly creases. I want crease to appear without polygon tesselation. I think _Spectre understood me right. However, I think that Xegagon 2 has the ability to work with such things for sure, because when U create a box, it has hard edges, but when U create a sphere for example, its edges are all smoothed. The problem is that I can see no user interface to define hard edges.

30th May 2006, 12:02	#6 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	Is cool, I not know any more than that, maybe someone else can tell you.