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From: "Stephen Perullo" <sperullo@(protected)>
To: <truespace@(protected)>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:51 PM
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> From: JP <jade@(protected)>
> To: truespace@(protected)
> Sent: Mon, 16 May 2005 19:02:39 -0600
> Subject: Re: [TSML] Boolean after NURBS conversion
>
> Hi Mendrak,
>
> If you are still needing a solution there are several ways you can do
> it.
>
> I would suggest you try exporting your object out as an STL file and
> them
> import it back in again. Make sure that you have all the surfaces in
> place
> for a closed object. That will use the surface healing built into that
> function to create a single solid object. You will need to have the
> latest
> Conversion Pack to do it.
>
> Another way is to convert just a single surface (no blends or
> stitches) to
> polygons and then use the Add Face tool to fill in the holes. That
> will
> create a single solid object as well. You might need to add a few
> edges
> across the holes to get a face to follow along the surface properly.
>
> If you have to use more than one surface then you can Boolean them
> together
> after they are converted to polygons and add faces then across the
> gaps. Depending on the complexity of your geometry that could get
> tedious. However, if you add enough edges (trial and error but try 90
> degrees apart around the object) to get tS to automatically fill in
> the
> faces then you can triangulate and the new faces will line up flat.
> Use
> the Add face tool again to fill in any remaining holes and subtract a
> non-interxecting object from the assembly to remove the triangulation.
>
> Yet another way might be to use the Weld Edges Tool from CK Game
> Factory. http://ckgamefactory.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tsxe/polytool.html
> This might work on what you already have. I'm not sure how well that
> will
> work for you but it is worth a shot.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jeff
>
> -
>
> At 12:06 PM 5/15/2005, you wrote:
> >I was starting down the union path, but it seemed pretty laborious.
> >
> >I'd be very interested in the plugin code you've got. I was sitting
> >here thinking that
> >maybe I'd try and write a plugin that would fix seams between objects
> in
> >a group,
> >if there wasn't already a tool like that, but maybe the better answer
> is
> >to convert NURBS planes
> >as a single object.
> >
> >If you have a plugin that is close, I'd definately play with it.
> >
> >Of course the crazy thing is, that I'd spend lots more time
> >writing/debugging code than I would
> >doing the union, but maybe it would help for the next one :-).
>
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