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GeoTools, Questions & Answers
Q - Is there any possible way of porting a .rif file over to a .geom. file, and then back to a .rif file (going through .asc file conversions along the way) without losing any adjustments that may have been made to the original .rif file in either Inteng or CCAmain? If this is possible, how would one go about achieving this task?
A - It’s not really possible. You need to use 3dMax and the rif plugins for this kind of operation.
Q - What is the easiest way to go about creating turns that appear to be curved in Geomtools?
A - Create a box. Select one of the faces. Clone it by holding Shift and dragging it out using the transform axis. Repeat this four or five times. Delete the new faces you have created. You will be left with a bunch of vertices in a kind of tunnel shape. Build in new faces to form the walls, ceiling and floor of the tunnel. Use the movement transform axis to move the vertices of the tunnel around until you are happy with the shape of the bend you have created.
Alternatively, create a box. Select the faces on four sides (leaving the ends). Subdivide these sides using edge-based subdivision. Select the new, smaller, faces you have created along one edge of the box. Subdivide these (edge-based subdivision) again until you have enough new vertices to be working with. Use the movement transform axis again to move the vertices around until you are happy with the shape you have created.
Q - How does the "Active Movement Transform Axis" - "Active Rotation Transform Axis" toggle function work? (This toggle is found on the main menu to the right of the "Z")
A - When the movement transform axis is highlighted (arrow icon is larger), you can move selected objects, faces or vertices by dragging on the transform axis. When the rotation transform axis is highlighted, you can rotate selected objects by dragging on the transform axis.
Q - How would one go about manually selecting, or modifying the mesh color of any given object in GeomTools?
A - You can’t.
Q - How does the "Snap State" function work exactly? We are familiar with the general function but it doesn’t seem to work all of the time.
A - The snap control in Geomtool is, admittedly, a little glitchy but can generally be made to work with a little persistence. You may need to change the angle from which you are viewing the geometry if you are finding that the snap is snapping to things you don’t want it to.