Deformed Edges
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With this tool user can deform selected edges of Editable Poly objects.
This will give your model a more natural look with raw edges.
For example: wooden or concrete pillars or walls, pieces of clay or ice, rude metal etc.
Follow these five step:
1. Select your model (the conditions are: model must be converted
as Editable Poly object with none modifiers assigned).
2. Manually select edges or you can use the button
*Select Contour Edges* which will select all edges
with the given minimum and maximum angle between
two faces who share same edge.
3. When the edges are selected press *Analize Topology*
button to recive some inportant pararametars for
precalculation process.
4. I suggest to use default settings for the first deformation
process by pressind *Defor Selected Edges* Button.
Then activate *Interactive mode* which will allow you to have
direct feedback of any changes on your model.
5. You can also use *Peview UNS* (use NURMS Subdivision)
with display iterations, or remove all changes on model
topology (*Revert Object Topology*).
N O T E: If your object has a large polygon count
(high poly model) then do not recommend that you
use *Interactive mode* or if you do choose to use this mode
in the previously described conditions then try to
increase or decrease spinner value only by one.
Take a look very nice presentation of this tool by Chandan Kumar on cg.tutsplus.com http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/autodesk-3d-studio-max/quick-tip-how-to...
Installation:
Place the bga_DeformedEdges_v1.0.ms file into a
max script directory.
This script is written and tested on 3dsMax 2011 x64
and 3dsMax 2012 x64, but it may work in older version.
Credits:
Denis Trofimov (Denis T) for his great input
regarding optimization of code.
You can put a comment on CGTalk Forum where you can see also
making of *Deformed Edges* script. Follow this link:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=98&t=1048132
Recent tests with version 1.0
Version 1.1 New Features:
- now you can use BEVEL operation to create a stitches
NOTE: To disable bevel option just set *Bevel Height* value to ZERO.
- added Preview Checker Map options for cheking the model UV's.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| bga_deformededges_v1.1.ms | 16.75 KB |
Comments
Thank you for writing that one.
This script is just what I need for a specific object in a scene. Thank you!
Great script, toolbar shortcut?
Hi and thanks for this very usefull script
I was wondering how to add it on a toolbar button?
the 'select contour edges' is incredibly usefull, I'd like to use it sevral times while modeling
Thanks
Federico
Results are not that great and can be done in 3 simple steps!
I tried this script and it did not give good results and is a bit slow and has issues with undoing (history mode).
See my attachment, all you need to do is add a chamfer mod, add subdivision, select the edges of the chamfer around the object, then select the vertices (from edge mode) now add a noise mod. As shown in the attachment image...
Improvements
Hello there!
Great script.
I would love to ask you for improvements - these are my suggestions!
1. ma deform edges a modifier without the need to have object converted to edit poly (not destroying stack).
2. Make "bevel" function edges orientation aware - so when there is "bevel" being applied on an architectural column and lets say ceiling - its working on 90 and 270 degrees edges according to normals. So there is no need for 2 passes.
3. Make created corner quads! Actually this script is making corners look very wierd.
Let me know what you think and if I am missing something that is maybe already applied.
Thank you,
Jakub
Great !
Very useful script, thanks a lot !
Thank you!
Works great! I will use this all the time, a much needed tool for stonework. Thanks!
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I'm glad you like it :)
Cheers!
bga
I've only wanted this for forever . . .
. . . very clever tool. Thanks for sharing!
Great idea!
Great idea!
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Yup. I agree with that, probably in the next update.
Cheers!
bga