Simple Pyramid
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:47 am
Quick and stupid question, are there any pyramid meshes in XSI 7.5?
If not, got any quick tips how to make em?
If not, got any quick tips how to make em?
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Re: Simple Pyramid
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 10:53 am
Download this obj file here
Re: Simple Pyramid
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 2:10 pm
In the Model module; Get>Primitive>Polygon Mesh>Octahedron then delete the bottom half.CodaRez wrote:...are there any pyramid meshes in XSI 7.5?
Get>Primitive>Polygon Mesh>CubeCodaRez wrote:...got any quick tips how to make em?
Select the four vertices on the top
Right click and select Weld Points To Target from the context menu then right click to end pick session.
You're done!
The method above will give you a pyramid without the need to rotate it or remove unnecessary triangles.
EDIT
Copy this VB code and paste it into the script editor(alt+4) then run it:
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CreatePrim "Cube", "MeshSurface"
ActivateVertexSelTool
SelectGeometryComponents "cube*.pnt[2,3,6,LAST]"
WeldPoints "cube*.pnt[2,3,6,LAST];"
Translate , 0, -2, 0, siRelative, siView, siObj, siY, True, , , , , , , , , 0
ActivateObjectSelTool
Translate , 0, 4, 0, siRelative, siView, siObj, siXYZ, , , , , , , , , , 0
FreezeModeling
ResetTransform , siCtr, siSRT, siXYZ
Msgbox "Here's your Pyramid!",0,"XSI Rules!"Re: Simple Pyramid
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 4:57 pm
Could also just make a 4 sided cone 
Re: Simple Pyramid
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 9:20 pm
Or a three-sided cone.FragMe! wrote:Could also just make a 4 sided cone
And you could use the smooth deform if you want to make it less edgey.
Re: Simple Pyramid
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 2:26 am
Like ace said or even faster is select the top 4 vertex's and hit ctrl+delete to collapse selected components. 
Don't waste time with downloading some meshes off the internet, 4 sided cone and you could then control the iterations on the y axis and on the base end cap as well.
Don't waste time with downloading some meshes off the internet, 4 sided cone and you could then control the iterations on the y axis and on the base end cap as well.
Re: Simple Pyramid
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:00 pm
That won't work, you'll need to select the top polygon then ctrl+delete.minilogoguy18 wrote:...or even faster is select the top 4 vertex's and hit ctrl+delete to collapse selected components.
There are many ways to create a pyramid in XSI, just use whatever workflow you feel comfortable with or take the script I posted earlier and drag it into a toolbar to make a script button so you can create a pyramid in a single click of the mouse.