DeleD Community Edition

Bob · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject: Help! - I'm stupid.

In an effort to learn to use DeleD, I am folloing elementrx's tutorial, "how to create a simple house", having first read all that I could find.

All goes well untill I come to extrude the roof polygons, the tutorial reads "now go to the polygon mode and select the 2 roof polygons"

I can only manage to select one or the other sides of the roof, and if I extrude them seperatly, it leave a "V" in the centre of the roof. Can any one help.

This is what I have so far:-

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granada · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:55 pm Post subject:

Hi there bob,hold down the shift & the ctrl button Smile

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Dave
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elementrix · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:50 pm Post subject:

yes, hold shift and control at the same time to select more than 1 polygon, vertex etc.

i'll update the tutorial...

Bob · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject:

Thanks to you both, yes that has done the trick, but I still have the "V" between the two sides at the apex of the roof, I will have to try and devise a ridge tile of some sort.

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Daaark · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:08 pm Post subject:

Delete those 2 polygons, then drag the proper vertices together in the middle and weld them.
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elementrix · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject:

you can just delete the 2 polygons in the V, then select the 2 vertices of the one roof and move them to the middle and a little higher, do the same with the other two vertices. Then weld them and the roof is complete.

OR undo your extruding and extrude again but this time make sure "extrude be region" is selected at the right bottem of the screen.

EDIT: ah daaark was a little faster but i think if you build other things the "extrude by region" is better and faster.

Bob · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject:

Again, my thanks to all, unfortunately I'm still not achieving, I'm going to give it a rest and (hopefuly) come back with a clearer brain (or cauliflower)

I have got "extrude by region" ticked, but it is still not performing.
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elementrix · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject:

Jeroen · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject:

The easiest way is what elementrix proposed. Go back to the original (unextruded) house. Select the roof polygons. Use Extrude by Region to extrude those polygons just a bit.

Tip: use Extrude in the 3D view. Hold down the mouse and drag a bit to the right. That might help. Smile

Bob · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject:

Jeroen · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject:

You're doing a fine job, Bob. Don't hesitate to ask your questions right here. Smile

Bob · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject:

Just about finished, everything else went smoothly, just need to get a decent glass texture.

Is it possible to scale textures to fit?

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elementrix · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject:

quote from tutorial:

santutatu · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:

is good to know that you could sort that problem... Very Happy

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Bob · Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks again elementrix, that will teach me to read things properly, that has made a world of diference Very Happy

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