AFK_Matrix Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Ok I have made a straight line and then used the outline command to offset this line. Now what I want to do is select the 2 longest lines and do a connect between them to separate them with multiple lines. Now I know for a fact I used to be able to do this but I am trying this in Max 2009 and the connect button is greyed out when I am in editable spline/segment mode?? What is going on? All I want are 2 parallel lines connected by multiple lines between them (like a ladder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer abidi Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 the 'connect' feature is to join (and weld) two vertices together, not segments. What you are trying to achieve is done by 'create line'. I dont know how you used to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFK_Matrix Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 I am sure it was the connect button, as what it did was divide the line by the amount i specified and then cut the lines with lines if you see what i mean. So it divided the parallel lines with lines at specific points. The creat line button will create a line wherever but I want my parallel lines divided a certain number of times with other lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutti Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 the connect button is exclusively for the vertex mode..to draw the ladder just select both the longest lines in the segment mode and divide them as much as you need with the divide button then you can draw the ladder lines manually using the vertex snaps on after that..attach all the lines and weld all the vertices.maybe there r better and faster ways to do this. i am looking forward. can you tell us the use of this ladder shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeC Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Are you sure its not Cross Section your after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFK_Matrix Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well maybe I was imagining it but I do seem to remember selecting the 2 longest lines and hitting the connect button and another window appears enabling me to select how many lines I wanted to divide by. It has been awhile since I tried this so maybe they have changed it. I will have another play tonight and see if I can figure it out. Oh and I was using this to create a roof tile profile so that you can extrude it and create plain roof tiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutti Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 maaan..this is the editable polys edge mode feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFK_Matrix Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hi chutti, You are 100% correct!!! DOH As I said I haven't done this in ages and I obviously forgot it had to be an editable poly my bad. Thank you mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer abidi Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 lol..nice one chutti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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