Microsoft KB Archive/184932

HOWTO: Switch from Automatic Discontinuity to Faceted

PSS ID Number: Q184932 Article last modified on 04-30-1998

IRIX:3.7,3.71; WINNT:3.7,3.71

IRIX winnt

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The information in this article applies to:

 SOFTIMAGE 3D for IRIX, versions 3.7, 3.71 == SOFTIMAGE 3D for Windows NT, versions 3.7, 3.71 == 

= SUMMARY =

The article offers a method for switching from automatic Discontinuity, to Faceted from within the Spreadsheet for multiple models. When you set a model’s Automatic Discontinuity to 0 (zero), you get the same result as with Faceted.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To Add the Auto Discontinuity column to the Spreadsheet:


 * 1) At the top of the Spreadsheet interface, click the Columns title.
 * 2) From the Available Columns list, select Models, then Polygon info, then pdisc.
 * 3) Click Add to add pdisc to the Displayed Columns list. This displays the Automatic Discontinuity value for objects in the scene.
 * 4) To change the Automatic Discontinuity value for multiple objects, hold down the SHIFT key while selecting the Automatic Discontinuity value for the desired objects.
 * 5) Using the middle mouse button, click any of the object’s Automatic Discontinuity values and change the value to 0 (zero). This also changes the Automatic Discontinuity value for all the other selected objects.

= REFERENCES =

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= Additional query words: si si3d si3dmod =

Keywords : si si3d si3dmod Version : IRIX:3.7,3.71; WINNT:3.7,3.71 Platform : IRIX winnt Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.