implications of spline vs poly?

[jzawacki]

Not to clutter up an already cluttered thread..

 

KenH wrote:

I assume you know AM is spline a based 3D package while others are poly based. And that you know the implications of that.

 

What implications would that be?

[robcat2075]

If you do a search on "The advantages of patches" in your A:M "Help" there is a page that explains the issues.

[KenH]

Advantages and usage aside, I was referring to him getting excited over some other supporting package and then getting quickly disappointed when he finds out it takes abit more work to get a spline model to work with it.

[heyvern]

The implications aren't nearly as severe as they use to be. You still have to jump through hoops but the hoops are larger now... and they aren't on fire. The tricky part is FINDING the hoops. You can't see them. You have to look for them and then jump through. Fortunately some people on the forum know where the hoops are and will share their locations. In the past there weren't many hoops, they were on fire and they were so tiny it was hard to get through them without burning yourself.

 

I've taken this analogy too far haven't I?

 

p.s. I keep thinking of Will Ferrel in the movie "Old School".

 

-vern

[John Bigboote]

Dang- Vern's off his meds again...

 

In SHORT: A:M does not 'play nicely' with other 3D applications.

 

Now- Vern--- get back in your Forum!