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Editable Patch (Element) 977
The spinner value is a percent age; zero is
completely transparen t and 100 is completely
opaque.
Edit abl e Pa tch (E lement)
Selec t an editable patch > Modify panel > Ex pand the
editable patch in the stack display > Element sub-object
level
Select an editable patch > M o dify p anel > Selection
rollout > Element button
Selec t a n editable patch > Right-click the patch > Tools 1
(upper-left) quadrant of the quad menu > Sub-objec ts >
Element
Use the Element sub-object level when you
want to select and work on all contiguous faces
in a n element. The Element sub-object le vel
is essential when you are SHIFT+cloning and
SHIFT+extruding patches, because doing so
creates separate elements. For example, if you
selectapatch,holddowntheSHIFTkey,and
move the patch to a new location, a new element
is created separate from the original. This also
applies to extrusion. If you hold the SHIFT key
down while you extrude, a new element is created.
Note: In some cases, you might find that mov ing
a patch element causes parts of it to move by
differing amounts. This typically occurs because
the object is set to Manual Interior. It happens, for
instance, when you convert a sphere primitive to
an editable patch object. To remedy this, select
the element, and then right-click it to display the
quad menu, and in the Tools1 quadrant, choose
Auto Interior.
Inter face
Selection rollout
See
Editable Patch (page 1–953)
for information
on the Selection rollout settings.
Soft Se lection rollout
See
Soft Selection Rollout (page 1–945)
for
information on the Soft Selection rollout settings.