02-04-2003, 06:40 PM
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pen tool
I know this is probably very basic but when i use the pen tool and come to turn a corner the last point just moves to the new location abd I can't get it to produce a nice bend. What am i doing wrong?
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02-04-2003, 06:46 PM
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that happens when you click too close to the last point.
just click a little farther away, hold down the left mouse button and drag the new point into place
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02-04-2003, 06:49 PM
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Thanks a lot. It was really that simple. I'm glad I joined this forum:p
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02-04-2003, 06:52 PM
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you're welcome
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08-04-2003, 01:23 AM
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Couldnt you just use a spline curve?
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08-04-2003, 09:45 AM
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of course you could, only it would result in a spline not an n-sided polygon... and while you can freeze a spline to turn it into a polygon, it would have many more vertices than the polygon generated with the pen tool
try both and see the difference
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08-04-2003, 10:05 AM
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You can kill the spline with k then select the points and turn it into a polygon with p but that would be pointless when you should use the Pen tool in the first place
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08-04-2003, 10:29 AM
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right, kinda like modeling a whole car, deleting the chassis to get some wheels
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08-04-2003, 12:17 PM
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Lol Philip you said it in Nutshell
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08-04-2003, 02:51 PM
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*blink*
k...? *confused look* |
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08-04-2003, 07:24 PM
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Hehehe ahhh the secret language of LW
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09-04-2003, 06:41 PM
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i hate jargon. lol.
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