My preferred way of learning is hands-on. If I have a specific goal in mind, then I tend to learn better by trying to actually build that. For a long time, I’ve been messing around trying to create a mobile “planter wall” for my wife to hide the trash cans in the driveway. I’ve gone through a lot o…

[image] Zvonko: As you can see from screen shot, even though I drew the line on the top face of the 4x4 I still can’t just select the part of the face that’s enclosed by the new line. It still selects the whole face. I suspect you drew the diagonal on the component’s top instead of (in editin…

[image] Zvonko: As you can see from screen shot, even though I drew the line on the top face of the 4x4 I still can’t just select the part of the face that’s enclosed by the new line From the gray shading on the line it looks as though you drew the diagonal outside the 4x4 component. You need…

Draw the line inside the desired group (on raw geometry) [tra-02] [tra-03]

Not what you were asking about, but be aware that the casters contain over 99% of the edges in the model (334484 of 335232)! I imagine you imported them from the 3D Warehouse, where over-detailed models are a common issue.

You have an enormous number of edges and faces for such a simple model. Most of them, I see, are in the invisible balls in the bearings of the castors. They are totally unnecessary (as well as invisible) in this model, and only add complexity, with the potential to slow everything down. Delete the…

[image] g.h.hubers: I suspect you drew the diagonal on the component’s top instead of (in editing context) on the top face. Thus not cutting the top face into two separate triangles. I struggle with that a lot. I think that I’m working on a specific face, but I haven’t clicked the right numbe…

[image] Zvonko: Is there a better way to determine what exactly is selected at the moment? Well, in your screenshot you have that rectangular face selected. That is the time to draw a new diagonal and see the selected rectangle split into a selected triangle and a triangle that is not selecte…

Thanks for the detailed reply John. I’m going to try your suggestions. Below I’ll try to address your points. [image] john_mcclenahan: From the gray shading on the line it looks as though you drew the diagonal outside the 4x4 component. You need to open the group (it should be a component) for …

[image] mihai.s: [tra-03] mihai.s - Thanks for the reply. I was able to do what you showed in your 2nd animation. I’ve never seen this kind of behavior before. It’s cool, but I’m not sure why/how it worked. Is there a name for this feature/process?

[image] slbaumgartner: Not what you were asking about, but be aware that the casters contain over 99% of the edges in the model (334484 of 335232)! I imagine you imported them from the 3D Warehouse, where over-detailed models are a common issue. Yes I did. It was even worse when I first downl…

There has to be an easier way to build a lattice component

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Zvonko August 17, 2020, 2:08am 13

Yes I did. It was even worse when I first downloaded the caster. Fortunately, I got help quickly after I posted this.

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There has to be an easier way to build a lattice component

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