Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.
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15-06-2008
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Increase subdivisions around cylinder axis AFTER create?
Now I am using the same model in a different animation, and I need to get quite close to the cylinders - and unfortunately you can notice that they're not completely round.
So what I want to do is just add to the geometry, and crank the number of subdivisions around the axis up so my "dots" look properly round. But this is the problem - I cannot work out how to do that. Can anyone tell me if there is a way that I can add to the number of subdivisions? I really, really want to avoid having to do it again, as it took a very long time in the first place.
Any advice or suggestions much appreciated!
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15-06-2008
, 11:26 PM
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Providing you haven't deleted the history on the object it's easy to adjust the properties of a primative object.
Simply select the desired object then, in the input panel on the right, click on the object name to open it's properties and adjust whichever one attribute you need to.
However.... if you have already deleted the objects history then these attributes will no longer be available.
hope that helps,
Mat.
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16-06-2008
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I don't know about the object's history, I would think maybe it was gone. I made the model over a year ago, I can't really remember what I did/didn't do at that time.
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16-06-2008
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I've highlighted the inputs of the cylinder in green. If you've deleted the history the inputs will only show from after that.
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16-06-2008
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But.....
If you duplicate as an instance any adjustments you make to the original will affect the copies. Once again this is providing the history has not been deleted.
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i bet its a shock out of uni.., i couldnt come down of the 'non stop work' thing and in a fit of mid-education-mid-life crisis.., i went to another college.., in ways i wish i had of taken 12 months off to reflect.., think about it if you cam (i know you have responsabilities0 hope you are finding to to relax.
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