Danixa Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hello guys, I am really new here. I need your help to make me understand what is the difference of editable mesh, poly, patch, and spline in 3ds max. I want to know when I have to use one of them and what kind objects can be convert to one of them? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 http://3dmax-tutorials.com/Editable_Poly.html http://3dmax-tutorials.com/Editable_Mesh.html http://3dmax-tutorials.com/Editable_Patch.html http://3dmax-tutorials.com/Editable_Spline.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danixa Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 It's quite confusing, but I do understand it a little. Thank you for the references, I have never find these much information in google search. Where could I find tutorials for practicing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 YouTube is a great free resource. Editable Poly: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=studio+max+editable+poly&oq=studio+max+editable+poly&gs_l=youtube.12...2552.7253.0.9263.24.23.0.1.1.0.92.1797.23.23.0...0.0...1ac.1.spVZnPmd2oE Editable Mesh: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=editable+mesh&oq=editable+mesh&gs_l=youtube.12..0l2.52548.53104.0.54835.4.1.0.3.3.0.82.82.1.1.0...0.0...1ac.1.06boTvVmOHs Editable Patch: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=editable+patch&oq=editable+patch&gs_l=youtube-reduced.12...84468.86752.0.88359.14.10.0.4.4.0.90.792.10.10.0...0.0...1ac.1.XEAqQzYwOTk Editable Spline: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=studio+max+editable+spline&oq=studio+max+editable+spline&gs_l=youtube.12..35i39.14353.15312.0.17159.6.6.0.0.0.0.83.461.6.6.0...0.0...1ac.1.GXKlYU52Gj8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Here are some text tutorials: Editable Poly: http://www.tutorials3d.com/eng/tut_free4_poli.asp?id=4 Editable Spline: http://www.tutorials3d.com/eng/tut_free2_splines.asp?id=2 And here is a great tutorial on hard surface modeling: http://www.3dtotal.com/tutorial/3d_studio_max/hard_surface_essentials/hard_surface_01.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danixa Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Okay, thank you very much for the link. It will take some times to learn. From what I learned, it seems that editable poly work best for 3d object, and editable spline for 2d object like shapes. Sorry if I was wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Yes, editable poly is best in my opinion. You will probably never use editable mesh or editable patch. I never did. I always worked in editable poly mode. Editable spline is great for drawing a complex 2D outline and then extruding it, or using the Lathe modifier, to create a 3D object. Just start practicing and you will get the hang of it in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danixa Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Okay. Thank you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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