proces2 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 i am wondering if there is a tool that can collapse an object (spline or mesh) to a single plane. For instance, i have a contorted roof shape and would like to project it flat so that i can draw out a simple roof plan of it. There is the collapse sub-object function, but that collapses everything selected to a single x,y,z point. i want to be able to collapse the object to a single x or y or z plane. any ideas? has anyone seen a script that might do this? sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuno Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 'make planar' or 'grid align' or 'view align' sub-object function seems to work fine. best to you, nuno [ March 28, 2003, 04:02 PM: Message edited by: nuno ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proces2 Posted March 28, 2003 Author Share Posted March 28, 2003 i am not quite getting that to work. it flattens the object, but doesn't project it straight down in the z direction. for splines, it would be something like the Vector Project function for NURBS. sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuno Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 well...it seems to work with me...i just used the view align function (make sure you are in the TOP view) and all the selected mesh collapsed into a plan. i dont understand your prob...if you can post here your max file, i can give it a try. best to you, nuno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proces2 Posted March 28, 2003 Author Share Posted March 28, 2003 sorry, i spoke to soon. 'view align' works perfectly. (i just kept trying the 'make planar' function). thanks for the help! sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuno Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 no prob... just ask, if you need. best to you, nuno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualasylum Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 ShapeMerge modifier could also be an option for projecting splines unto surfaces. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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