"Combine" Different Polygon Objects

[jster]

Hi! I used "combine" to form an united model from different polygon objects (head and body). After I finished "combine" and "smooth" the whole model, there is a "line" inbetween the neck and body (so it's not a seamless, smooth blend in the neck area), plus the surface looks a bit different between the head and body parts (from shaded view). How do I fixed this problem? Thanks!!!

[campbell]

gotta merge the borders, combine only makes em shells of the same shape. F1.

[jster]

Do you mean the "edge" of the polygon?

I made a "little test" by creating a Polygon sphere.

Deleted half of the sphere, So now I have a perfect dome (half sphere). Then I duplicated it and "mirror" it. I got a perfect sphere again. I "combine" both parts and formed a new polygon sphere. From this point:

If I go to "smooth" it, I will see there is a hard edge in the middle.

If I merged the vertex points in the middle line and "smooth" the whole object, I still see there is a hard edge in the middle.

If I merge the edges along the middle line and "smooth" the whole object, I still see there is a hard edge in the middle.

So any idea how to re-create a perfect sphere without a hard edge in the middle??? (I guess this is my original problem I asked previously)

Thanks!!!

[campbell]

turn border edge display on to ensure you have indeed merged the pieces correctly. there shouldnt be problems ...

[jster]

Here is the problem I am having:

There is a hard edge in the neck area.

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I already tried "Soften" the edge
"Conform" everything (make sure every face have a normal direction).

Any idea how to fix this problem???

Thanks!!!

[deke-kincaid]

Looks like you never merged the edges after you did a combine. Combine just makes it so it is one object but it doesnt actually "combine" the edges. If you grab a face near the edge and move it, there will probably be a big gap in the model. Do a edit polygons > merge edges.

[leach]

ok, i got curious and tried out your sphere example, i may know where your problem is.

try this. select you poly obects then edit polygons>normals>average normals.

that got my two seperate half spheres to look like they were one.

let me know if this works please, or is it completly wrong!!

leach