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mirror problem
when mirroring I get a offset, any idears what has caused this? dave
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Check the vertices along the center edge to see if one of them is not lined up with the rest.
edit: The pivot values are most likely not the reason for the gap. It's normal to have pivot values if the geomety that you are mirroring has transform values other than zero. You probably just have a stray vert or face or something. somewhere. Go to a front view and look at your geometry in wireframe mode to see if you can see anything like that before you mirror.
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EDIT*
Looks like you have smooth mesh preview turned on. I would try switching it off and then performing the mirror operation.
Also, make sure all the verts are aligned and snapped to the x axis.
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If you mirror in the -x direction, then the mirror is based on the vertices farthest in the -x direction rather than being based on the objects pivot. That also means the geometry doesn't have to be centered on the origin.
But that was really good thinking though
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Ah, right. I thought he had done a duplicate special. Oh well.Originally posted by Perfecto
Mayaniac: That's a good suggestion but with the mirror geometry tool, the pivot point usually doesn't matter. I think the way it works is that if you mirror something in the X direction, then the mirror is based on the vertices farthest in the +x direction.
If you mirror in the -x direction, then the mirror is based on the vertices farthest in the -x direction rather than being based on the objects pivot. That also means the geometry doesn't have to be centered on the origin.
But that was really good thinking though
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