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Old 21-08-2003, 10:58 AM   #16
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You can also set the subpatch division up or down. Turning it down will decress the lag. Hit O and adjust the subpatch division lvl usually 4 or 3 is good.
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Old 22-08-2003, 08:08 PM   #17
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what is the tool or hotkey to patch seams
i have this house that i built and it has some seams that arent fully patched... need help
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Old 22-08-2003, 08:55 PM   #18
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Can you post a screen shot to show your problem?
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Old 22-08-2003, 09:35 PM   #19
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this is the screen shot.... although its a little pixely cuz i had to save it as jpeg for loading
the seam is circled though and some of it can be seen
if anything ill try to get a closer screen shot
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Old 22-08-2003, 09:36 PM   #20
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looks better than i expected
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Old 22-08-2003, 09:56 PM   #21
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I am not positive what is wrong from that shot but a couple things I would look for. Try merging points and see it that gets rid of that seam. Also, look to see if you have any 2-point polys. If that is a poly that is missing, manually create a poly to fill that in by selecting the points of the new poly in a clock-wise manner and hit 'p'. Help any?
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Old 23-08-2003, 10:11 AM   #22
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since i am new to LW i dont kno how to work the merging points tool but i did make the extra polys.....although eventually i mananged to hide the seam behind the window......hopefully that doesnt interfere with anything
thanx for the advice it will give me something to think about in the future
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Merge tool is the 'm' key. Usually automatic works fine. 2 point polys can be found on the polygon statistics window. Press 'w' and make sure the polygon button is on in the lower left corner. From that window, press the - next to total (clears anything that is selected), then the + by 1 vetrex and by 2 vertices. This will select all 1 point and 2 point polys. hit 'x' to delete them.
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