MikeJ opened this issue on Aug 21, 2009 · 9 posts
MikeJ posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 3:48 AM
Is there a way in the material editor to make single-sided materials display as double-sided? Yes, a single-sided surface will render double sided and that's good, but I want to see it double-sided in the document display.
I'm having trouble posing some transmapped hair, because I can't see half of it while I'm doing it.
Or maybe a way to flip all the polygons inside out temporarily to see the other side?
Poser Pro by the way, but I doubt that would matter.
TrekkieGrrrl posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 5:47 AM
The easiest way to do this, if you're having trouble with transmapped hair, is to set the display for the hair to wireframe (Element Style - wireframe)
That way you can see the mesh even if it's facing the wrong way.
As far as I know (but I'd love to be proven wrong) there's no way you can see the backfacing polygons in preview otherwise.
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MikeJ posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 6:42 AM
Yeah, thanks. That's what I suspected, and that's what I've been doing. It's annoying though. At least it has a hotkey assignment, which is good.
There's another thing for my request list now for Poser Pro 2010: Double-sided materials in the display.
I don't suppose Poser 8 has that, does it?
pjz99 posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 7:01 AM
I'd say the same, except I prefer Lit Wireframe mode because it hides the backfacing polys.
Quote - I don't suppose Poser 8 has that, does it?
No, Poser doesn't get the concept of double-sided materials at all even in version 8.
ice-boy posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 7:08 AM
Quote - I'd say the same, except I prefer Lit Wireframe mode because it hides the backfacing polys.
Quote - I don't suppose Poser 8 has that, does it?
No, Poser doesn't get the concept of double-sided materials at all even in version 8.
is it possible in other software?
i would really need this.
pjz99 posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 7:22 AM
Most of the "big dog" apps can do double-sided materials.
MikeJ posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 7:53 AM
Quote - Most of the "big dog" apps can do double-sided materials.
Right you are. Which is why I don't even waste my time in Poser with posing hair too extremely and just take it into LW on those occasions where I can actually see what I'm doing as I'm doing it. End up with new morphs that way too, which is always good. So in a way, Poser's deficiency has expanded my versatility. Gotta find the positive in the situation. ;-)
lmckenzie posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 8:42 AM
"Or maybe a way to flip all the polygons inside out temporarily to see the other side?"
Group Edit->New Group->Add All->Reverse Normals?
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MikeJ posted Fri, 21 August 2009 at 8:52 AM
Maybe, but that's getting into the territory of altering the models more than I want to just for a temporary look at the hair.
Double-sided would be a much better solution. ;-)