topic Re: "Not enough edges in Generatrix"? in Modeling

"Not enough edges in Generatrix"?

rob2218 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:03:00 GMT

what does this mean?

Re: "Not enough edges in Generatrix"?

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:05:55 GMT

it means you haven't been reading Asterix!

seriously it usually is an error with the 3d display of an object that has become corrupted.

Re: "Not enough edges in Generatrix"?

rob2218 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:10:58 GMT

Geeez...more corrupt data?
sheesh...how can I find/fix/corrupt/"destroy" that darn object that causes that error?

what's the process for find the bad culprit?

rwallis wrote:
it means you haven't been reading Asterix!

seriously it usually is an error with the 3d display of an object that has become corrupted.

Re: "Not enough edges in Generatrix"?

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:59:02 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
Geeez...more corrupt data?
sheesh...how can I find/fix/corrupt/"destroy" that darn object that causes that error?

what's the process for find the bad culprit?

Binary search: model half of the building, if the error occurs model half of that, otherwise take half of the other. Since you are narrowing down by powers of 2 it zeros in very fast.

Re: "Not enough edges in Generatrix"?

rob2218 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:09:09 GMT

Oooo...I like that approach Matthew..thanks.

Re: "Not enough edges in Generatrix"?

rob2218 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:28:44 GMT

....well, I tried the Lohan Method of finding the offending object.
when I model 1/2 the building, the error doesn't show, when I model the other half and "show 3d in selected marquee"..the error does show but....then I model the two halves where the error "SHOULD" occur and the error NOW does not show up anymore??...so I'm perplexed.

Re: "Not enough edges in Generatrix"?

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:53:35 GMT

You can use the same principle with layers - half on, half off, keep reducing till you find the culprit.