Wish list....hiding points :(

[ob1]

I have been modelling intensively lately, all sorts of stuff, and one thing I find very difficult to deal with is modifying the points of an object. when using reference images in the front or right viewports in point mode, it is very confusing. I use depthcue but it's not good enough. It would be great if softimage had a hide points tool that would leave you with just the points you want to play with. I know its getting to be a cliche but "3dsmax has had it for years!"

[withanar]

Did you know about clipping planes? It isn't exactly what you want, but I've found it to be an invaluable tool for many a modeling situation.

Assuming you are using XSI 2.0+, click on the camera icon at the upper right of a view screen (or ALT-right-click within a view screen) and select properties to open the camera properties PPG.

There you'll see three clipping options, clip to selection, clip to scene, and retore defaults. Clip to selection works for whatever selection mode you're in, so if you're in point mode, it'll clip to whatever points you have selected. Same goes for poly's, edges, or objects.

Hope this helps.

-Brad

[ob1]

Thats exactly what I wanted, Thanks.
I knew about clipping planes but I never used it? duh...
it hides the points and the mesh, even better!

Man, I have been using XSI for about 8 months and I still find new stuff everyday, how long will this last!!!!!

[withanar]

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It will last as long as Softimage can keep up their current pace of development. I'm still continuously discovering new stuff, and yet the next version will probably be hitting alpha release in a few weeks.

Pretty cool, huh?

[pnoizat2]

that is indeed "pretty cool"
do you think they will have coded a price reduction feature by then? I can't seem to find it anywhere!

Oh yes, I am the greedy customer, WHO IS ALWAYS RIGHT!