Posted by Christopher L. Bruce on August 11, 1998 at 00:54:44:
In Reply to: Re: I need help on a simple thing in 3dsmax posted by elmek on July 29, 1998 at 08:55:26:
He never said he had a manual ; P
For making the cylinder into an oval, just 2D scale it along one axis. Hold down on the scale button until the flyout appears and select 2D Scale. Then change to the appropriate Axis (X or Y) and you're off.
Extruding shapes is really easy, it's under the modifiers. If it's not setup in your menu of choices, you might have to look under the more button to find it's hiding place.
Best of luck in your Max endeavors...I've been working with it for 6 years now, and still haven't mastered it. ; P
: I seriously suggest that you read your manuals, read about extruding shapes.
: Elmek
: : Hi, Im really new to 3dmax and this board, first time here. Anyways, I need to know how to make an oval mesh, like how to cahgne splines into meshes.
: : Anyone know what i mean? If not here is an example...
: : I want to make a cylinder that has a 5 radius, height of 10, height segments of 12, cap segments of 1, and 30 sides. But how would i make it oval?
: : And I also would like to know how to make splines into mesahes that have mass, and volume, etc. please help, Thanks!