Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
FIG. 3.4
You can easily divide a face loop using Split Loop by selecting a single edge between two faces in the
loop and then calling the command.
referring frequently to edge loops, which are sequences of edges connected
end-to-end that occur on either side of a face loop.
Select Loop; Selection
Select Loop; Alt
E
In cases like Figure 3.4, the split has gone all the way around the object or the
entire distance of the loop, but a split might also only travel a short distance.
The direction and length of a loop split can be manually adjusted by selecting
the faces you would like to split i rst. You can select these faces one at a time
or automate the process using the
Select Loop
command (
Selection
>
Select
Loop
or
Alt
E
) in the following ways:
●
Selecting two consecutive faces or a single edge and calling
Select Loop
will select an entire loop, which can then be split (Figure 3.5a-c).
●
Selecting two nonconsecutive faces along a loop will select any faces
between the two faces, and then calling
Split Loop
will only split the
selection ( Figure 3.5d-f ).
A split can also go along a manually selected group of faces whether they
form a true loop or not as long as Silo can calculate a path through the faces
( Figure 3.5g-i ).
The
Split Loop
command will allow you to adjust the position of the new
edges it creates by automatically opening the
Slide
tool for use on the new
edges. This tool lets you slide a sequence of connected edges along the
surface of your model as follows:
Slide Tool; Modify
Slide; J
●
If you use the keyboard shortcut to call
Split Loop
(
Shift
X
), the Slide
tool will open and stay active only as long as you continue to hold these
keys down.