Max 9 Modelling Prob

[icantmakecarsverywell...]

when i want to box model a car ... (im still a noob) i convert teh box into a edit poly and when say i select a group of vertices and shift-drag them new vertices appear but it does no change to the box whe i move scale or in any way edit it... its like there just floating in mid air doing nothing and its the same for any shape ...

i hope u lot can help

[marty-bett]

hmm y wud u wanna shift drag vertices? do u wanna create more geometry? for that u use shift drag on edges.. shift dragging vertices is for rare occasions u want to use the create polygon tool where there is no verticies.. but even then shift drag on edges is better..

[tomsullivan]

dont hold shift,

shift makes a copy of what you ahve selected, thats why you are getting those new verts.

to move just click the move gizmo, and drag.

[icantmakecarsverywell...]

no i meant .. i wanted to add more... but whe i added em they just floated and did nothing

[smoker]

If you want to create a new vertex, do not shift drag it as it will may not belong to any geometry. They will be part of the poly but may not be into an edge or a face, it will be just floating there. Use the Insert Vertex on the Edge sub-object tools of the poly

[icantmakecarsverywell...]

thank you .. bt in some box modelling tutz it says to shift drag vertices so it adds another section like extruding it... then again i can just go into polygon and extrude it...

[marty-bett]

its shift drag edges so u drag the edges out. if not send us the link to the tutorial and we'll c wat it means

[crazy 989]

yeah man if you shift drag vertices you get isolated vertices which do nothing, as said above shift drag edges if you want to add more

[icantmakecarsverywell...]

ok.. can u point me the way of a 'ggod' car box moddeling tut plz

[icantmakecarsverywell...]

btw now if i shift drag edges ... nothing...