Existence ? 2004-01-25 - By Joel Blackwell
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I don't believe they support multiple types, but 6.6 does have
subdivision surfaces, that can help with tricky situations.
-Joel
Steve Cox wrote:
> Hi Kris -
>
> I think it depends on what method you choose to perform the subdivision of
> surfaces.
>
> I'm still using trueSpace 5.1 which I believe only implements one method of
> SDS - Catmull-Clark. This method works best when smoothing a model
> made up of quads, but can handle any type of facet. Another method is
> Doo-Sabin, which likewise works best with quads but can handle any type
> of facet. If you're working with triangles, you should probably be using the
> Loop subdivision method as this is optimized (and requires) polys with only
> three sides.
>
> Can anyone tell me if the newer versions of trueSpace support more than one
> method of SDS?
>
> Steve
>
>
> Kris wrote:
>
>
>>It's just kind of interesting that SDS also does not work well with
>>triangulations...
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