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Old 02-11-2009, 08:59 PM
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Meta -- increasing the number of segments on an object

Using metasequoia ---

Is there a way to increase the number of segments on an object you've already created?

For instance, if you've created a cylinder for a fuselage. You've set your cylinder to have 16 sections.
Later on, when you've unrolled the model and you're doing a beta build, you suddenly realize that the 16 sections produce a very angular fuselage. :( You know you can easily fix this by increasing the number of segments on the object.

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Old 02-12-2009, 12:25 AM
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Re: Meta -- increasing the number of segments on an object

Use the knife to cut new segments.

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Old 02-12-2009, 01:45 AM
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Re: Meta -- increasing the number of segments on an object

Thanks.

Yes, the knife will do the job. But after using the knife, I'll have to manually reposition the vertices of the new segments.

Let's say I made a cylinder with a 6-segment cross section (i.e. the cylinder looks like a hexagonal tube). Is there an operation in meta to convert that 6-segment cylinder to a...say...8 segment cylinder (i.e. octagonal tube)?

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Re: Meta -- increasing the number of segments on an object

I see what you mean.

Sorry I've always deleted and started again.

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Old 02-12-2009, 08:39 AM
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Re: Meta -- increasing the number of segments on an object

as far as i know there is no way to increase the diameter segments. it has been a problem for me on several occasions as well.
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Re: Meta -- increasing the number of segments on an object

Try Mesh smoothing it might work but make a copy just in case
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