I enjoy using GSculpt a lot.
A comment first. I found when updating to the latest Nvidia graphics driver 158.18(32 bit Vista system) that I had display problems when trying to run GSculpt. The grid would not appear and although I could create a model I could not interact(e.g. move or scale) with it. I found a way to fix this by setting the application file properties to "Run as Administrator" and also by setting the "Disable desktop composition" button. BTW, this also seems to work with Strata CX. This might be of help to someone.
One problem I have not been able to fix is Draw Face by connecting to existing vertices. For example, if I draw a cube, select the top and one side faces, extrude them as singular faces then attempt to draw a new sloping face connecting the top two vertices on the top extrusion to the bottom two vertices of the side extrusion it is virtually impossible to get a face linking these vertices(in spite of holding down the shift key so I can link to existing vertices). The only way I have managed to do this is to delete the side face of the top extrusion and the top face of the side extrusion and then clicking on the 4 vertices to create a face. Don't know if this is a problem with GSculpt, Vista or the Nvidia driver. Would be interested in your comments.
Thanks again for a fine program.
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Thanks for the tips regarding Vista. I must put them in a prominent place on the website.
gSculpt does not allow an edge to be connected to more than 2 faces, hence your not being
able to draw the face you want without deleting existing faces. This is not a bug. :-)
You could also dissolve the edge that is shared by the two extrusions, and then use the cut tool
to create two cuts in the new merged face to get the geometry that you want, assuming I
understand your intentions correctly.
If you have any further problems, please do not hesitate to post here.
Regards
Geoffrey French
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Hi Geoff.
I enjoy using GSculpt a lot.
A comment first. I found when updating to the latest Nvidia graphics driver 158.18(32 bit Vista system) that I had display problems when trying to run GSculpt. The grid would not appear and although I could create a model I could not interact(e.g. move or scale) with it. I found a way to fix this by setting the application file properties to "Run as Administrator" and also by setting the "Disable desktop composition" button. BTW, this also seems to work with Strata CX. This might be of help to someone.
One problem I have not been able to fix is Draw Face by connecting to existing vertices. For example, if I draw a cube, select the top and one side faces, extrude them as singular faces then attempt to draw a new sloping face connecting the top two vertices on the top extrusion to the bottom two vertices of the side extrusion it is virtually impossible to get a face linking these vertices(in spite of holding down the shift key so I can link to existing vertices). The only way I have managed to do this is to delete the side face of the top extrusion and the top face of the side extrusion and then clicking on the 4 vertices to create a face. Don't know if this is a problem with GSculpt, Vista or the Nvidia driver. Would be interested in your comments.
Thanks again for a fine program.
Hi Mal,
Thanks for the tips regarding Vista. I must put them in a prominent place on the website.
gSculpt does not allow an edge to be connected to more than 2 faces, hence your not being
able to draw the face you want without deleting existing faces. This is not a bug. :-)
You could also dissolve the edge that is shared by the two extrusions, and then use the cut tool
to create two cuts in the new merged face to get the geometry that you want, assuming I
understand your intentions correctly.
If you have any further problems, please do not hesitate to post here.
Regards
Geoffrey French