Modeling Help

[Elliot]

I model 6 faces in AutoCAD. Once I have them I grouped them as a cube. The I bring the cube into VIZ. When I try to put colors or textures on any of the faces. The colors and faces propagate to all the other faces forming the cube. I can not even pick on a face to modify that independent face.

 

How can I avoid this....?

 

The reason for the test is that I have 6 faces in a 2D drawing of a complex product that I want to put together and bring into VIZ. I am experimenting with just a box, but when I bring the box into VIZ but cant' do much with it.

 

What is it that I am doing wrong...?

 

Thanks

Elliot

[antonio_frias]

Are all your faces on the same layer or do all your faces have the same colour? Try putting each face on a separate layer with diferent colours. That should work when you import your model?

 

Have you tried creating a block instead of grouping the faces?

[Elliot]

Antonio

 

Thanks for the input. I did what you suggested and it works. Is this an acceptable method to do a model...?

 

I find that you loose a lot of control. I can't edit the mesh... that editable mesh option doesn't even show up...

 

Thanks

Elliot

 

PD

 

I sent a private email to you. I go through Paris every once in a while. Interesting city. Once I get there I go on the fast train to the north.... I like it....

[Fran]

Hi Elliot,

 

How are you importing your acad object? Does the cube come into VIZ as a single mesh? I see you have a solution via layers. If you should ever need to access just one or some of the faces of a mesh, you can enter sub-object mode in the Modifier Panel. When you expand the Editable Mesh tree, you will see several options for selecting (vertices, edge, face, polygon, element). You can assign a Material ID to your selection and create a Multi-Sub Object material that has different materials in a list. The number on the list can coorespond to the Material ID for your different polygons when you apply the Multi-Sub Object material to the entire object.

[Elliot]

Fran.

 

Thanks for your response.... I am not too sure I understand it.... I am not that profecient but I working with the model right now. It makes sense what you are saying.... I will know in a little while.

 

Thanks again.... I know how to do this in SolidWORKS but everytime I bring the model from SW into VIZ I get this double sided faces with lots of polygons.

 

Now I am going to AutoCAD and trying to assemble like a wireframe model. Then bring into VIZ and modify it within VIZ.

 

I think this is way above my proficiency level.... Way above my age bracket.... He he he

 

Thanks

Elliot

[notamondayfan]

try adding the "edit mesh" modifier to your cube.

[Elliot]

Dean

 

Thanks for your response. I don't know what was wrong. I started from scratch once again and everything started working fine. I really don't understand the mistery. I guess that's typical with VIZ and me.

 

Thanks

Elliot

[notamondayfan]

maybe try learning modeling in vis, then u arent going to come across any issues like this in the future?