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I'd also like to know if anyone does know.

 

I didn't have a fix so didn't mention it really in the wiki arch article.

 

One thing you could probably do is make 2 90 degree patches like the one on the right and flip one. That would give you a rounder arch but keep divisions down.

 

The only thing I could find was to make them in limited sizes. If it starts to split like that then scale it back down/or make it rounder.

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I'd also like to know if anyone does know.

 

I didn't have a fix so didn't mention it really in the wiki arch article.

 

One thing you could probably do is make 2 90 degree patches like the one on the right and flip one. That would give you a rounder arch but keep divisions down.

 

The only thing I could find was to make them in limited sizes. If it starts to split like that then scale it back down/or make it rounder.

 

Tried splitting into 2 90's but did the exact same thing, which is why I tried making it out of 1 180 degree patch.

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It's the "Tesselation" of the patch curve. In many cases such as that one where you are matching up a cap or flat top curve with a vertical wall patch that bends, you will want to set them both to "Fixed Subdivisions"

 

- Select one of the patches

- Open the "Patch Inspector" by pressing "Shift+S"

- Near the bottom check the box next to "Fixed Subdivisions"

(You should suddenly see the patch go somewhat "square")

- Experiment cranking up the Horizontal or Vertical number until you get desired curvature

- Repeat steps for the matching patch and set either Horizontal or Vertical to the same number.

(In the second patch it may not be the same Horizontal or Vertical, i.e. it could be the opposite)

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It's the "Tesselation" of the patch curve. In many cases such as that one where you are matching up a cap or flat top curve with a vertical wall patch that bends, you will want to set them both to "Fixed Subdivisions"

 

- Select on of the patches

- Open the "Patch Inspector" by pressing "Shift+S"

- Near the bottom check the box next to "Fixed Subdivisions"

(You should suddenly see the patch go somewhat "square")

- Experiment cranking up the Horizontal or Vertical number until you get desired curvature

- Repeat steps for the matching patch and set either Horizontal or Vertical to the same number.

(In the second patch it may not be the same Horizontal or Vertical, IE it could be the opposite)

 

 

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AluminiumHaste: Can you give me permission to use your image on the Dark Wiki? I'll do a short article.

 

Komag: Can I paste your post into the wiki - it virtually is a tut. :)

 

Anyone suggest a title? This is one of those things that is hard to name. If you had this problem where would you look on the wiki? You wouldn't look under tesselation unless you already knew the solution. Probably patch alignment or something so it might go into another patch tutorial.

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AluminiumHaste: Can you give me permission to use your image on the Dark Wiki? I'll do a short article.

 

Komag: Can I paste your post into the wiki - it virtually is a tut. :)

 

Anyone suggest a title? This is one of those things that is hard to name. If you had this problem where would you look on the wiki? You wouldn't look under tesselation unless you already knew the solution. Probably patch alignment or something so it might go into another patch tutorial.

 

Go for it, free to use.

 

Title: How-to fix holes in your patches

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Thanks. Anyone who gets this problem just remember to look under H. :laugh: I think I'll start a patches errors section - I had one of my own but been too lazy to put it in the wiki.

 

I can easily add a template "{{patches}}" that sorts articles relates to patches into their own category (which would be a subcategory of editing).

 

Just gimme a shout.

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

 

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I can easily add a template "{{patches}}" that sorts articles relates to patches into their own category (which would be a subcategory of editing).

 

Just gimme a shout.

 

 

Yeah I was just looking at the wiki and found this:

 

There is a problem with this arch, this happened because I made a very flat topped arch. Patches will optimize themselves and because the arch was fairly flat it doesn't have enough shape to match the outside of the arch. The cure for this is to make the arch rounder in shape. So with all the arch patches selected (don't forget both sides, top and bottom) resize it height-wise until you see the patch sub-divide so it has the same amount of sections as the outside.

 

The bold part should also mention that you can stop tessellation optimizations by using the patch inspector and forcing subdivisions.

 

link = http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php/...ther_References

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Yeah I was just looking at the wiki and found this:

The bold part should also mention that you can stop tessellation optimizations by using the patch inspector and forcing subdivisions.

 

link = http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php/...ther_References

 

What I will do is link from that article to the new Patch troubleshooter when I do it.

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Well, we already have a pretty decent patch section, I think it should be added there.

 

That's what people will probably be looking at when they encounter the problem.

 

Of course having it under 'tessalation' would be good to just for definitions.

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