Please, watch the video to see what happens when Convert Selection To Border from edges to polygons is used. The same happens when
$.EditablePoly.ConvertSelectionToBorder #Edge #Face
is used.
Link to the video:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oZIR2Z79gvas-vFYHDunuguDZpA4C-mU
As you can see the command adds the newly selected polygons to the the previously selected polygons, but this should not happens.
In maxscript help is written:
[quote=] <integer><EditablePoly>.ConvertSelectionToBorder <enum>fromSelLevel <enum>toSelLevelfromSelLevel enums:{#Object|#Vertex|#Edge|#Border|#Face|#Element|#CurrentLevel}toSelLevel enums:{#Object|#Vertex|#Edge|#Border|#Face|#Element|#CurrentLevel}
Converts the current selection to border selection. The first argument represents the sub-object type to convert from, the second one represents the sub-object type to convert to. Available in 3ds Max 8 and higher.
In 3ds Max 2016, 2017 and 2018 the problem exist. In previous versions the problem not exist.
Is this a bug or I miss something?
use $.ConvertSelection <#vertex> #border. it works for me as expected
Maybe I am doing something wrong, but this not convert the selected edges to polygons the same way as
$.EditablePoly.ConvertSelectionToBorder #Edge #Face
does it.
The fastest workaround so far when we want to convert manually selection to border from edges to polygons.
i could be missing something really obvious here…but I’ve always used CTRL+click…not SHIFT+click
(ahh…border…not ‘touching’)
seems the border selection is not being cleared, even if you mangle up the geo by randomly deleting polys, only way I could clear it is to convert to a mesh then convert it back to edit poly, then the previous selection is cleared.
Got it !!! Max…You can’t beat me !!!
- select edges
- Shift+click Polygon to get border polys
Now if you rinse/repeat, you’ll get the error of the selection not being cleared but just get added onto !!!
- while in poly subobj mode, go down to Smoothing Groups, Clear All
- go back edge subobj mode, make some selection
- Shift+click Polygon…voila !!!
So to clear previous border selection, Clear All Smooth Groups…don’t ask !!!
i see the problem now… 2016 works right, 2017+ doesn’t
according to sdk example code
CTRL + Click == ConvertSelection
SHIFT + Click == ConvertSelectionToBorder
it’s a bug…