[Help] Introduction to Organic Modeling Techniques

bill-comment · Mar 13, 2023, 4:29 PM

@maxonadmin
hi, about the 4.35 minutes, when i make the subdivision cube editable - i can only edit the cube - not the subdivision ones.
I'm using cinema4D 2023!!

Dr. Sassi · Mar 14, 2023, 4:28 AM

Hi bill-commet.

The Cube is editable. This one is the source for the Subdivision Surface Generator (SDS). The SDS by itself can't be edited.

You can make the SDS editable, but this is not the content of the steps around the time 04:35 (Thanks for the time, BTW)

Is that answering your question?

Cheers

class-sympathy · Mar 17, 2023, 12:38 PM

4.35 - having the same issue. As soon as I make the Cube editable I only have a Cube's polygons to edit (6 sides) and not all the polygons as is shown in the video. Ref: https://snipboard.io/4QB3f8.jpg
Using 2023.1.3

class-sympathy · Mar 17, 2023, 1:23 PM

Solved: For anyone struggling, make sure isoline editing under options is switched on (alt+A)

Dr. Sassi · Mar 17, 2023, 6:13 PM

Hi class-sympathy,

The isoline editing places/projects the edge in question on the sub-divided geometry; It remains in the resolution of the six-sided cube in your example.

The generated new edges can't be changed with selection or with the other tools.

The only option is the SDS weight, which only changes the result of the provided edges of the "underlying" geometry.

SDS Object information can't be directly changed. It is either based on changes in the provided object or the SDS weight tag.

All the best

quiet-fan · Mar 26, 2023, 1:10 AM

My brain was melting because of this. Thanks very much for the fix

Dr. Sassi · Mar 26, 2023, 5:44 PM

Thank you very much, quit-fan, for the feedback.

Enjoy.

FaustBleu · Apr 26, 2023, 5:17 PM

@class-sympathy said in [Help] Introduction to Organic Modeling Techniques:

Solved: For anyone struggling, make sure isoline editing under options is switched on (alt+A)

This solved my exact problem. For some reason this option is disabled by default in 2023.2.0 while all the video tutorials I watched have this already on.

Dr. Sassi · Apr 26, 2023, 8:01 PM

Hi FaustBleu,

Alt/option + a should work.

Check the entry in the
Main Menu> Window> Customize> Command Manager. Search for Isoline. The Entry for Isoline Editing should show the shortcut.

To be complete, that is not working if segments (vs. polygons) are under the SDS. Any generated object will not work. Like a polygon cube under an SDS under another SDS, only the first instance of SDS will provide an Isoline-editing from the polygons.

If problems continue to exist, please check with the support.
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

My best wishes

test-heat · Jun 15, 2023, 1:08 PM

@class-sympathy

oh, I am struggling so much

I didn't notice the help menu
so I tried a lot

thank you so much

Dr. Sassi · Jun 15, 2023, 5:22 PM

Hi test-heat,

Thanks for sharing!

I hope you can see something positive in struggling. It always indicates that you are growing.
How often have you had that feeling in areas you take now for granted? Keep that in mind.

In, Through, and Out.

It is a cycle. We get so used to what we know, but if we look back at how much it has cost us to get there, the easier it is to endure those times we experience right now, as we can imagine the positive outcome.

Besides, please share your questions in the Q&A forum so things speed up and you can focus more on creativity.

Enjoy

CINEVERSITY

[Help] Introduction to Organic Modeling Techniques