Modeling a Character in 3DS Max, 2nd Edition

FYI: WELD VERTEX SETTINGS When welding a group of

vertices into a single vertex, most of the time I just enter a big

number in the Weld Selected box and hit Enter. This is obvi

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ously overkill and after a while it gets pretty intuitive judging

how much tolerance the vertices have to collapse, but it makes

sure the weld is going to take. Making multiple welds across a

bunch of vertices takes trial and error to dial in the right num

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ber. This can be a great time-saver and turns into an effective

tool for optimizing a high-res mesh, too.

Step 5: Just Match the Guide

Before I turn this into a book solely dedicated to making a head of

hair, I’ll stop here ...