The first was a line method
I oringally thought this is what I was looking for but for some reason the function only works with poly-lines, not edges that I selected on my object, or maybe Im doing it wrong?
second method was selecting the edge, do a ring selction and then connect
but instead it just ended up creating more edges
im not sure if im doing this right lol, im still learning this XD would be ok if i asked for more details QQ im a newb
The first was a line method - I oringally thought this is what I was looking for but for some reason the function only works with poly-lines, not edges that I selected on my object
That’s correct. You’ve just learned that “edges” are NOT “lines”. They only LOOK like lines.
second method was selecting the edge, do a ring selction and then connect but instead it just ended up creating more edges
Also correct. “Edges” connect “vertices” (AKA “points”), and “facets” (AKA “faces”) are areas outlined by edges.
Imagine a square facet (which is commonly called a “quad”).
A quad is composed of 4 vertices connected by edges, and its face is the area inside the edges.
If you add a vertex in the middle of the upper edge, you no longer have a quad, you now have a 5-sided polygon EVEN IF IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A SQUARE TO YOU.
Every time you add a vertex to an edge, you are splitting the edge into 2 pieces - IOW, every time you add a vertex to a polygon, you are also adding an edge to it.
Can you describe to us what it is that you’re trying to accomplish by adding a “point” to an edge without wanting to create a new edge? From there we could steer you in the right direction.
Well in simple… im just being blantly lazy
(lmao)
Im well aware that in order to add a point I would need to add a edge as well. Via methods like tesslattion etc etc.
The way I do it currently is to select my object, select a edge, tesselate it ( connecting it to a diff edge ) then going back and disolving the edge. This method already proves useful and creates a point on the object givin without to much hassle. But just out of curosity, ( not discovering all of hexagons secrets ) I was wondering if there was already a built in function to create points on a edge automatically wihtout going trhough all that hassle
If there is not, its not that big of a deal I found multiple ways around making additional points, I was just wondering i If was doing it right and if there was a more simplier method then to what I was already doing
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Truth of the matter is.. I thought hexagon would be versitle enough that it might of had a simpler tool for doing this. but to be honest , either im not doing this right :D or I think its something they forgot to include, cause its the simple things like this that makes a program all worth it
Hexagon is easy enough. But without you coming forth and spilling what you’re trying to accomplish nobody will ever tell you of an easier method to accomplish that.
Im well aware that in order to add a point I would need to add a edge as well.
No, you don’t. Use the tessellate tool and just click on the edge to create the point, then press “enter”.
It is limited, as it will only allow one point per edge, so you would need to add a point, enter, add another point etc. Long winded yes, but so is Hexagon on various editing, due to it never being updated with needed new tools/option.
Do not know why you are being asked why you want to create points on edges, that is irrelevant, they should just answer the question.
Im well aware that in order to add a point I would need to add a edge as well.
No, you don’t. Use the tessellate tool and just click on the edge to create the point, then press “enter”.
Which, depending on the tesselation type, either creates a new vertex on the edge (which splits the edge into 2 parts, so you’ve added an edge) or it splits the entire quad into 2 polygons which means you’ve added TWO points and THREE edges.
Do not know why you are being asked why you want to create points on edges, that is irrelevant, they should just answer the question
Hey, just a shot in the dark here, but maybe we ask questions in order to understand what he’s doing so that we can help him do it.
If we’re doing such a horrible job of it, perhaps you should take over and “just answer the question”.
Hey, just a shot in the dark here, but maybe we ask questions in order to understand what he’s doing so that we can help him do it.
He is trying to add a vertex/point to an edge, it even states that in the title of the thread. Is that so difficult to understand!
Whatever the purpose is for, is irrelevant.
Hey, just a shot in the dark here, but maybe we ask questions in order to understand what he’s doing so that we can help him do it.
He is trying to add a vertex/point to an edge, it even states that in the title of the thread. Is that so difficult to understand!
Whatever the purpose is for, is irrelevant.
If you ADD A VERTEX TO THE EDGE OF ANY POLYGON, YOU ADD AN EDGE.
Show me where I’m wrong.
Go ahead, I’ll wait.
BTW, I still don’t see you answering his question; only complaining about our responses.
Try this create a cube then go to the lines tab select insert points tool. click on one of the cubes edge and release. If you want to add a point in the middle hold down the shift key. Until this question came up I didn’t know you could use this tool this way.
Try this create a cube then go to the lines tab select insert points tool. click on one of the cubes edge and release.
By default, the “insert point” (when a solid/surface is selected) reverts to “Continuous tessellation by segment”.(check the properties panel after selecting the tool with cube selected). You still need to press “enter” or click ” validate” to exit the tool before more points(vertex) can be added to the same edge.
~_~ think I just started a war… lol guys pls there is no reason to fight over me
1st off
* I appologize for the lack of details in the question, but just to clear things up. I was already well aware of how to add lines to a edge
Wiether my method was easy or not. To make this clear , this should of been a YES OR NO question . . . , if there was I was a easier way, I was happy to learn… if there wasnt I could deal without it as it wasnt really important to me and I had my own comfortable way of doing it.
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* I thank you all for doing a great job of helping me out :D and wiether or not it was irrelevant of what I needed it for, questions are always needed for futher knowledge so I didnt mind
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* ( no offence to anyone that helped ) but I think hop gave me the most simpliest answer :D, and steve cleard it up for me. I didnt know I could use the line tool like that either, all this time I never thought of pressing enter
Steve athome - 30 May 2012 11:37 AM
Hopper - 30 May 2012 11:26 AM
Try this create a cube then go to the lines tab select insert points tool. click on one of the cubes edge and release.
By default, the “insert point” (when a solid/surface is selected) reverts to “Continuous tessellation by segment”.(check the properties panel after selecting the tool with cube selected). You still need to press “enter” or click ” validate” to exit the tool before more points(vertex) can be added to the same edge.
eureka ! it worked thanks alot everone,
I thank you all for your quick swift feedback, and sorry if I sounded a bit harsh when writting this the comments were actually quite entertainig to read
Hopper is correct though Steve, insofar as he clearly stated that ‘adding a point tool’ is within the line tab tool set. I don’t think he was suggesting that it would work as you correctly identified by selecting faces.
Perhaps I’m stating the obvious, in that you can add as many verts to a line as you wish “As long as they are balanced by an equivalent number of verts on another edge/tessellation, thus negating a has been commented on, the danger of introducing ngons.
and if there was a more simplier method then to what I was already doing 
, if there was I was a easier way, I was happy to learn… if there wasnt I could deal without it as it wasnt really important to me and I had my own comfortable way of doing it.
