Curve snapping? 2003-12-02 - By Frank McIntyre
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Snap to Curve behavior is definitely odd. Here's what works for me most
of the time: First, using the LMB and the Move tool, drag the
point/object so that the little yellow circle at the center of the move
gnomon overlaps the curve you want to snap to. Release the mouse
button. Now LMB click again, making sure that the point of you cursor
is inside the little yellow circle and the snap should to take hold
when you try to drag.
It seems like Maya wants the curve and the tip of your cursor to lay
within the radius of that little circle on the Move tool at the
beginning of a click and drag. If you are in the habit of using the MMB
so your cursor does not have to be directly on the object being dragged
(like I am), it is likely that the tip of the cursor will not be inside
the yellow circle at the crucial moment.
However, after saying all that, it still doesn't always work the first
time.
I really wish the workflow for this tool would get re-examined by the
fine folks at Alias, or at least that they would give a very detailed,
clear description of exactly how the tool is supposed to behave in the
docs.
-Frank McIntyre
On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 08:33 PM, Anthony Rosbottom wrote:
> ok, cheers for that, next problem - how do people get the curve
> snapping
> working without pulling all their hair out???!!
> I can get it working at certain times but it's extremely finicky and
> awkward to use. I'm just trying to snap the end CV of one curve onto an
> arbitary mid-point of another curve.
>
> Is there any 'curve snapping voodoo' I need to invoke ??!
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