Help In 3dsmax6

Chrono

<div class="IPBDescription">having problems with lathe</div> i just finished the pawn tutorial im trying to learn how to use 3dsmax and i decided to try and design my own styl chess piece but once i use the lathe function it gets messed up i have welded all splines together after attaching them so i have no idea whats wrong here is a picture before and after

the top one is before the bottom one is after
<img src='http://server5.uploadit.org/files/ClericChrono-help.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

devicenull

I've heard on and off, that weld does not always work correctly for splines,

What do you mean? That looks pretty good
If they are all different objects, apply editable mesh to one of them and use "Attach" to connect them all

Chrono

well it might look good but i wasnt expecting that

devicenull

What you might want to try is closing it, make a vertical line between the top and bottom <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Chrono

i tried closing it off but once i did lathe it made a cylinder i think i know what the problem is..
i think the axis that it considers its center to use the lathe on is off a bit but what i dont know is how to move it

CaptainChet

Show us a shaded render, and maybe that will help. Try moving the outside splines away from the pivot area where it lathes around.

Chrono

shaded of the lathed? or before that and how do i move it away from the pivot area whenever i move it the entire thing moves and i try lathing and the same thing happens
theres a render after the lathing
<img src='http://server5.uploadit.org/files/ClericChrono-messedup.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

DarkB5

To move the pivot point go to the Hierarchy menu it is next to the modify menu select your object/spline then click the affect pivot only button move the pivot where you want it then click the affect pivot button again

Chrono

ok thank you moving the pivot worked problem solved thanks for all the help guys

CaptainChet

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ViPr

don't move the pivot by hand. either set it to position 0 if the minimums of the spline are 0 also or use the align button to automatically move the pivot to the minimum of the spline.