Re: well the proportion is alot smaller now


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Posted by Strontium Dog on March 14, 1998 at 23:04:18:

In Reply to: Re: well the proportion is alot smaller now (nt) posted by Jeff Walters on March 14, 1998 at 22:15:21:

> > > Wise men speak because they have somethign to say
> > > Fools speak because they have to say something...
> > > -Plato

> > Alright, given that, I agree with the consternation over this change.

> > Sometime back, there was a series of postings about the big bad extrusion sectors being unwieldy. I thought then (and said so in postings), and especially think so now, that having a long extrusions IS very handy when it is surrounded by many sectors. Additionaly, I am trying to make some rocky terrain less straight edgy right now, and am having to double/triple extrude (AND merge) to just get a reasonable length (and Then cut to exact length).

> > Anyway, PLLEEEEASE :) put back in longer/set length extrusions, or add the option to do so.

> Huh? Why in the world would you need to triple extrude?? Just select the back wall and drag it if you want it longer?

Yes, If I have one surface in a new sector, dragging would work. But the whole concept of JED, as stated by the author, which I enthusiastically embraced, was to Cleave and Extrude.

Because I am dealing in multiple small, adjacent surfaces, after lots of cleaving, there are LOTS of lines/surfaces which make it difficult to find the surface I want if I were to drag. Before, I could just pick the surface in 3d preview, extrude once, and the lower end of the extrude would protrude beyond all the other local clutter and I could then just cut to length. Now, I have to go back to the main editor, shift perspective perpinduclar to the surface, align the grid, select the surface, and then drag Without messing up the angles of the vertices. OR do multiple extrudes (for small surfaces).


Don't get me wrong, I love the new JED, am still exploring and having fun with all the goodies :)

My 2 cents worth




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