Connecting Vertices
Adding Vertices to Outer Areas
- Open VRS and your Model.
- Using the Single Selection Tool from the Operation Tool Box, select the Model you're going to add Vertices to.
- Zoom to the area you plan to work in on your Spatial Figure window. In my case it will be Grumpy Rarab's nose.
- Now that you have your work area Zoomed in, you can select one of the Add Vertex Tools in the Operation Tool Box.
- It doesn't matter whether you pick Create Vertex(center on existing line) or Create Vertex(on existing line). Both tools will add a Vertex for you, just the latter puts the Vertex wherever you click on the Edge. If you're intent on using the plain old Create Vertex Tool, then you need to read my Primitives Tutorial. Otherwise, just stick with the Add to Existing Line tools.
- Click on the Edges you want to add Vertices to.
- Don't forget to rotate the Model and do the other side, lazy ass.
- And that's it for Adding Vertices to Outer Areas. Notice that I didn't add any Vertices to the Center, or X Axis of my Model. That's because there are special considerations when dealing with the Center Vertices, which I cover directly below.
Adding Vertices to Areas on the X Axis
- Open VRS and your Model. Or, if it's already open, then read on.
- In the above tutorial we added Vertices to the outer areas but left the Center Edges alone. Let's go ahead and add those Vertices to the center Edges now.
- Ok, we've added them. Let's rotate the model 180° to have a look at the opposite side.
- Yes."Why aren't my new Vertices there?!? ZOMG!!" Remember that during Importing a .DAT, VRS mirrors the mesh so you have a complete Model instead of only half of a Model. However, it does not connect the halves for some reason. They don't necessarily need to be connected, but Ima cover it anyway.
- Now let's add the Vertices to the opposite side center Edges.
- At this point, you're more than welcome to go through the hassle of connecting these with Edges. but, to make it easier, let's join the center Edge Vertices into 1 ginormous Vertex.
- Choose Multi-Select from the Operation Tool Box and then select Vertex from the Object Tool Box.
- Rotate your Model to an above view so you can select the center Edge Vertex(s).
- Be sure to Rotate your Model in a way so that you're not selecting the Vertices behind the area you're working on. We don't want them ALL connected, just 2 for now.
- Now mosey on over to the Processing Tool Box and click "Apex Connection". Remember that Apex is another word for Vertex? You forgot, admit it.
- Unless you went against my judgement and disabled Warning Boxes, you should get one of these :
- I recommend keeping Warning Boxes active because certain actions like this taken in VRS will delete your Undo history. That, during long projects, is a BAD thing. Not that I want my Undo History deleted, but it can't be helped, and I'd rather know exactly when it was going to happen. That way, I can Cancel and backtrack if I'm unsure about something.
Connecting Vertices
- Once again, open VRS and your Model. Or, yet again, if it's already open, then read on.
- In the above toots, we added Vertices as well as combined the center Edge Vertices into one.
- Now to connect them.
- By selecting the Create Edge Tool in the Operation Tool Box, we can start the menial task of connecting these Vertices.
- Click one Vertex and then the other Vertex within the corresponding Polygon. I emphasize that because if you select 2 Vertices of 2 different Polygons, you're gonna mess something up.
- Keep connecting.
- Still connecting.
- Ok, remember above we connected the center Edge Vertices. This is so we can click at any angle to connect the center Vertices to the outer ones.
- Those of you that didn't might notice an Edge problem. *whisper*That's because you're trying to connect outside of the same Polygon. Don't believe me, try Rotating your Model and try connecting again.
- After you've done one side, don't forget the other.
- When you are done with all your connecting Vertices with Edges, you're ready to Export your Model.
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