SubD Mirroring Problem. Help Please...

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# 1 02-03-2005 , 03:22 AM

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Hi,

I am following a video tutorial (not from here) and the instructor at one point does a mirror to a subd object and then attaches the two parts afterwards. He does this by simply selecting the subd object and going to the subd tab and selecting mirror and the X axis.
I follow this exactly, but my mirror goes downward and rotated on the Y axis. I cannot figure this out. I have deleted history and done what the Maya help says which is to freeze transformations and then do this, but I get the same result.
I have managed to get my desired results by going to poly mode and mirroring geometry with combine on the -Y.

I am wondering what my problem is and why I cannot mirror in the subD mode as shown in the video.
Please explain why if possible. Thanks.

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# 2 02-03-2005 , 03:25 AM

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Make sure when you do the mirrror, you go into the little box next to the mirror function and in the properties you put a -1 in teh X so that way it'll mirror properly...

Other than that, I dunno user added image