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mayakid14 · 19-01-2005, 05:09 PM

i have been creating a character. i need to know how many triangle polys are on that character. there is an option that i found that displays the poly count on that character.
BUT IT ONLY TELLS ME HOW MANY VERTS, EDGES, FACES AND UV'S I HAVE. IT doesn't tell me how many tris i have in my scene or on my character.
How can i display the tri count on my display screen???????????????????????????????????????

mtmckinley · 19-01-2005, 05:30 PM

Polygons > Triangulate.

Once you have your count, you can undo the triangulation.

In Maya 6, the polycount HUD has added Tris to the display.

mayakid14 · 19-01-2005, 05:33 PM

i would have guessed it..........MAYA 6.....i got maya 5...........
i dont think i got time for this but i might enter the current tournament..........but how do i know how many tris i got since you said we have to have lower than 7,000 tris on the character we make?

mayakid14 · 19-01-2005, 05:35 PM

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

i see what you mean now...i got kinda confused there......so triangulate then count the faces........since maya 5 doesn't have tri count then wee just triangulate our mesh then it will tell us how many faces..........................i got it thanks man your a big help !!!!!!!!!

mayakid14 · 19-01-2005, 05:38 PM

when does the current tournament end?
AT THE END OF THIS MONTH?
if that is right i had better get back to work!!!!!
so how do i exactly enter this tournament????????
do i just create a thread in the competitions area and post my work there............LOL........i think i am just asking questions and then answering them

i just need to make sure.........

mtmckinley · 19-01-2005, 08:15 PM

http://www.forum.simplymaya.com/foru...?s=&forumid=39

Just take a look at the rules and how everyone else is doing it.

dannyngan · 19-01-2005, 08:26 PM

I have a triangle counter MEL script that works in Maya 5. You can get it off my site: http://www.dannyngan.com/tools.htm.

mayakid14 · 19-01-2005, 08:29 PM

hey thanks dannyngan. for the triangle counter...........
another question....what do we do when we are done with our character for the tournament? do we make an animation or a still picture? how will they determine the winner?

mtmckinley · 19-01-2005, 09:44 PM

http://www.forum.simplymaya.com/show...threadid=14538

Feel free to read the rules and post questions about it there.

19-01-2005, 05:09 PM	#1
mayakid14 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 105	tri count i have been creating a character. i need to know how many triangle polys are on that character. there is an option that i found that displays the poly count on that character. BUT IT ONLY TELLS ME HOW MANY VERTS, EDGES, FACES AND UV'S I HAVE. IT doesn't tell me how many tris i have in my scene or on my character. How can i display the tri count on my display screen??????????????????????????????????????? Attached Thumbnails
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19-01-2005, 05:30 PM	#2
mtmckinley The Maya Mountain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 8,245	Polygons > Triangulate. Once you have your count, you can undo the triangulation. In Maya 6, the polycount HUD has added Tris to the display. __________________ -Mike www.mtmckinley.net The Maya Toolbelt
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19-01-2005, 05:33 PM	#3
mayakid14 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 105	i would have guessed it..........MAYA 6.....i got maya 5........... i dont think i got time for this but i might enter the current tournament..........but how do i know how many tris i got since you said we have to have lower than 7,000 tris on the character we make?
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19-01-2005, 05:35 PM	#4
mayakid14 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 105	OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i see what you mean now...i got kinda confused there......so triangulate then count the faces........since maya 5 doesn't have tri count then wee just triangulate our mesh then it will tell us how many faces..........................i got it thanks man your a big help !!!!!!!!!
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19-01-2005, 05:38 PM	#5
mayakid14 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 105	when does the current tournament end? AT THE END OF THIS MONTH? if that is right i had better get back to work!!!!! so how do i exactly enter this tournament???????? do i just create a thread in the competitions area and post my work there............LOL........i think i am just asking questions and then answering them i just need to make sure.........
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19-01-2005, 08:15 PM	#6
mtmckinley The Maya Mountain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 8,245	http://www.forum.simplymaya.com/foru...?s=&forumid=39 Just take a look at the rules and how everyone else is doing it. __________________ -Mike www.mtmckinley.net The Maya Toolbelt
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19-01-2005, 08:26 PM	#7
dannyngan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,154	I have a triangle counter MEL script that works in Maya 5. You can get it off my site: http://www.dannyngan.com/tools.htm. __________________ Danny Ngan Animator \| Amaze Entertainment my website \| my blog \| my job
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19-01-2005, 08:29 PM	#8
mayakid14 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 105	hey thanks dannyngan. for the triangle counter........... another question....what do we do when we are done with our character for the tournament? do we make an animation or a still picture? how will they determine the winner?
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19-01-2005, 09:44 PM	#9
mtmckinley The Maya Mountain Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 8,245	http://www.forum.simplymaya.com/show...threadid=14538 Feel free to read the rules and post questions about it there. __________________ -Mike www.mtmckinley.net The Maya Toolbelt
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