eyeclick Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I'm trying to reshape a face with Keep Edges unchecked, but it's still showing an additional edge. The file is getting big - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5127466/house-0228.zip Video - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5127466/kept%20edge.webm I ran the Object Doctor on it, but didn't find anything. Anyone else having problems with the Reshape tool not allowing a direct numerical entry? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Dear Eyeclick, There was an issue with numeric input and Reshape in v8.5.5. If you are running an older version, please update to the current one here: www.formz.com/update (Or of you have registered your software, you can use the Help Menu: Check for Update to update.) Does that help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeclick Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Hi Tech, The issue is still there with 8.5.6. When I pull it up or down with the Reshape tool, there are extra edges. The Object Doctor is not finding extra co-planar surfaces and if I run the Unmesh tool, there is no change, but I've found that if I pull it up more than a certain distance, the extra edge goes away and if I push it down and then run the Unmesh tool, it clears up also. I'm just trying to understand why. Thank you, I made the file smaller - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5127466/house-0228/house-0228_small.fmz https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5127466/kept%20edges2.webm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Eyeclick, If you zoom in close to the top of the shape, you can see that someone moved the top face of this object up a very small amount. Therefore, those edges are necessary to properly define the geometry, and they are not coplanar (as the Dr attests). Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeclick Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yes Sir it does. Is there an setting somewhere that I could say anything within a certain tolerance is joined? It's called Mesh Cleanup in modo. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Eyeclick, Yes, formZ has a Reduce Mesh tool that allows you to simplify facetted geometry based on the angle of incidence between the faces, but you would be better off moving that "offset" face back into alignment. (Reduce Mesh often results in non-planar faces, which are not properly defined, so it is kind of a "last choice" type of tool to use.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeclick Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 I finally found that in the top view. I couldn't see it in Ortho. I will use wireframe in the future. Thank you. I did as you suggested and Moved the point, but it still Reshapes with that edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Eyeclick, Well, if the shape is "fixed" and truly has all vertical sides, then the lines should not remain. If they do, then likely it is still skewed somehow. Frame Picking points in Top view for points that should have the same XY values should show these values as being exactly the same (instead of noting "Multiple") so you can check if you fixed it properly. Feel free to post your "fixed" file if you need help identifying what is not fixed properly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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