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# 1 10-04-2012 , 07:21 PM

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Hi, could some take a scene file I have to operate a boolean for me?

Its a cylinder with about 100 holes I want to cut out of it to get a mesh with holes.

Maya 2011.

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# 2 10-04-2012 , 07:34 PM

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boolean into a cylinder is going to make unsmoothable geometry. Are you sure this is what you want to do? Maybe grab a screen shot of the target and some cutters so I can see what you are trying to achieve and I might be able to give you a better approach

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# 3 10-04-2012 , 07:42 PM

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Hi - Ya Im open to ideas.

Its gonna act as a kind of screen. Well I'll just upload a pick of what Im trying to achieve.

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# 4 10-04-2012 , 07:43 PM

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For that you might want to just use a transparency map

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# 5 10-04-2012 , 07:48 PM

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I you must have geo with thickness I have a tut on the site that shows how to make a plane with all the holes (with proper geo) that you can then bend into a cylinder using the bend deformer

search for (holes in cylinders) in the forums.

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