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# 1 14-09-2003 , 10:15 AM

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just when i tought mental ray was the answer...

anybody knows why mental ray screws subdivision surfaces that have 1 or more levels of refinement like this example? and more important is there a way to stop him from doing it?

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# 2 14-09-2003 , 10:17 AM

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what it should look (normal render)

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# 3 15-09-2003 , 03:10 PM

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... it happens the same to you guys n gals, right?

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# 4 15-09-2003 , 04:44 PM

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i refined mine a few times and still renders ok!

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# 5 15-09-2003 , 05:08 PM

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Mine renders subd's only if they contain 100% quads. No triangles. Hope it helps, otherwise just convert to polys.

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# 6 15-09-2003 , 06:07 PM

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to fix the problem. collapse Hierarchy should work. level 1

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