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parent objects help
Does anyone know how to group objects in metasequoia? I dont want to merge several objects into 1 object. I want to create a parent object and have several objects attached as children.(think of it as grouping layers) metaseqoia has this ability i just cant find how to do it. I tried internet search but didnt find what i was looking for.
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Well, i found my answer. just started pushing buttons and the solution presented itself. for those who may want to know- there ar two arrow butons ( <,> ). pushing > will attach current selected object to the object directly above it. clicking < will ungroup selected object. you can move objects up or down the list by click dragging.
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META also allows for "empty" parent objects. (i.e. there are no vertices or surfaces defined inside the object)
I sometimes use these empty objects as place holders for grouping together other objects. For instance - Landing Gears. This logical grouping will allow you to quickly hide/show groups of objects. Word of caution though. If you're using Pepakura with empty objects, you'll get a "x Objects dropped" message every time you try to open your MQO in Pepakura. A bit off topic : I noticed from your screenshot that the lines / edges of the model display are very rough. There's a setting in Meta that would allow you to enable display anti-aliasing. This should soften the jagged edges and make the display smoother. |
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the rough lines is from the low image quality of the paint program i used to get the screen grab.
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