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Offline diamondgeezer

Truespace for idiots
I'm trying to stretch a few polys and maybe move a few points around. Why does Truespace make this so hard for me?

All I want is a tool to select polygons. I have one to band-box polys which are facing me, but it won't select ones which are facing away from me. I found the wipe  selector, but I can only wipe so much before I have to rotate the model, at which point my selection is forgotten. The less said about the lasso tool the better.

So here I am, asking you lot. And until someone signs up as the model dude for the S:AAB project, I'm going to keep on asking stuff like this until your brains melt. See if I don't.

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Offline karajorma

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Have you tried using CTRL (or is it shift, I can`t remember unless I`m actually using TS) when selecting. That lets you pick some faces then rotate then pick some more. Not ideal but it does work.
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Offline KARMA

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right click on an icon will show the options of the tool.........
including backfaces selection..............

 

Offline diamondgeezer

Well so it does. Cheers Karma, but don't go anywhere - I'll be back with more questions soon :devil:

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Offline diamondgeezer

OK, that's it. I cannot do this model stuff. I need someone to help me. I mean FFS, even Free Terran got half a dozen people to join his project after two weeks at HLP. All I'm looking for is one modeller. Will someone PLEASE sign up, I CANNOT do this entire thing by myself.

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Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
OK, that's it. I cannot do this model stuff.


Sounds familiar...

 

Offline CP5670

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yeah, it sounds like me. :p

 

Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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We should form a non-modellers' guild.;7

 

Offline Killfrenzy

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DG, you can send me small commissions, but nothing big, okay? I've got my own TC to do and that's taking up a lot of brainpower! :D

If you send me a ship to model, I'll need a LOT of reference material - at least a picture of every angle. :)
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Offline Razor

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There is something really funny about this topic's title.
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Truespace for idiots


hm...how about you add isn't between Truespace and for and add like me at the end of the sentence. It would make it somehow....complete. :nod:

 

Offline Killfrenzy

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trueSpace does have an annoying interface - but those of us (like Tomcat and myself) who have persevered to get through it have found wonders underneath! :D
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Offline karajorma

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Originally posted by Killfrenzy
trueSpace does have an annoying interface - but those of us (like Tomcat and myself) who have persevered to get through it have found wonders underneath! :D


Yep. I`d agree with that statement :)
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Offline Killfrenzy

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Woohoo!
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