frustrating boolean problem

Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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# 1 13-05-2006 , 07:23 AM

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I've been trying to do a boolean difference on a modified and smoothed cylindrical shape you might have seen if you tried the screwdriver tutorial that's floating around.
I need to subtract from the cylinder with another shape.
Anyway, every time I execute the command both of the objects disapear. I've tried using different objects with the cylinder but nothing works. I've tried merge-vertices many time and it hasn't worked. IM SO FRUSTRATED!

any help would be appreciated, i can give more info if necesary.

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# 2 13-05-2006 , 12:52 PM

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Make sure the surfaces are both intersecting properly or both surfaces will disappear. Check it from all angles just to make sure and it should work.

PS: I've tried that tutorial as well and the same thing happened. it says to make the stetched spheres again and see if it worked but I just gave up.

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# 3 13-05-2006 , 09:34 PM

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I tried moving the shapes around but nothing worked. he did it somehow so there must be a way to get it to work

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# 4 14-05-2006 , 07:56 AM

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increase poly count in the direction that has the least, this should fix the problem

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# 5 16-05-2006 , 06:53 PM

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I also just tried this tutorial.. I re-made the spheres and then it worked so i would try that again.

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# 6 16-05-2006 , 06:55 PM

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Would deleting the history do the trick?

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# 7 16-05-2006 , 07:14 PM

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i neva undertood y the tut put spheres on the end of the cyclinder i neva an they came out fine

also its booleans theyr garanteed to screew up only thing i find helps is to not use them or delete an rebuild

Now at SMU doing BSc 3D Computer Animation so its hard to get on here
My wire render tut https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...threadid=20973

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