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Hi masters! Please save me! I've read many tutorials on the internet tell using mirror when you are going to create two symmetrical objects. But I find after mirroring I can't attach one to the other, how can I connect and edit them together then? Thanks in advance!
What program are you using ? Can't really give you an answer without knowing.
Hi! I'm sorry! I'm using 3ds max 8! Please help me, thank you!
How long have you been modeling?
Only one week.... Why?
Ok - here's the thing -
when you use mirror -it seems you are not creating a copy!
- but instead you most likely have created an 'instance' - (look up 'instance' in the help to understand what it is.)
- to make your 'instance' a plain old 'copy', convert it to an editable mesh - or go to the modify tab on the right, you'll see a small icon there under where it shows which modifiers are applied to the object.
the icon looks like a small circle with 2 arrows pointing at it - on rollover it says ' make unique ' - that's the puppy you need - click it and now you will be able to attach it to the original model.
tip: with mirrored objects always select the original one first and attach the mirrored version to it - that way you will avoid any wierd issues with normals showing inside out when you come to do more complex things.
Aarkid! Thank you very much! I see a holy and accommodating soul out there in my mind!