Maya: Detach faces like in 3Dsmax?

harefort · 07-21-2008, 06:49 AM

Hi there!

I'm trying to find a way to detach a selection of faces from an object and turn them into a new object.
In 3Dsmax I would simply select the faces, hit detach and untickthe 'detach to element' flag.

In maya I currently use 'extract', but this completely separates every subobject of the object in to loads of new objects, so that afterwards I have to recombine them into one object.
Is there a way in maya to achieve this as easily as in 3Dsmax?

Thanks in adcance!

Wim · 07-23-2008, 07:58 AM

I have the same problem I think. As far as I know thats the only way to do it. i bought the gnomon DVD's and they do just the same way. Good luck

wim on Virb.com

papalati · 07-25-2008, 02:47 PM

Why not use duplicate face?

crazyfool · 07-30-2008, 04:58 PM

only way I have seen this done is with script, i googled it and found this, hope it helps, i use a similar thing at work which really helps,

detachSeparate.mel - Polygon Mel Scripts for Maya

thanoz · 07-31-2008, 12:16 AM

Detatch faces works, it's just annoying to select the new faces afterwards and it sometimes screws up the object's ability to rotate.

Best method for doing this is the following:

Put original object in a layer
Duplicate that object and put in another layer
hide original
Select faces you want on the copy object
hold Shift and select all so you invert selection
Delete.

07-21-2008, 06:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
harefort Artist 82 - 14	Maya: Detach faces like in 3Dsmax? Hi there! I'm trying to find a way to detach a selection of faces from an object and turn them into a new object. In 3Dsmax I would simply select the faces, hit detach and untickthe 'detach to element' flag. In maya I currently use 'extract', but this completely separates every subobject of the object in to loads of new objects, so that afterwards I have to recombine them into one object. Is there a way in maya to achieve this as easily as in 3Dsmax? Thanks in adcance!

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07-23-2008, 07:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Wim Artist 63 - 5	I have the same problem I think. As far as I know thats the only way to do it. i bought the gnomon DVD's and they do just the same way. Good luck wim on Virb.com

07-25-2008, 02:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
papalati Freelancer 3 - 0	Why not use duplicate face?

07-30-2008, 04:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
crazyfool Senior Artist 193 - 8	only way I have seen this done is with script, i googled it and found this, hope it helps, i use a similar thing at work which really helps, detachSeparate.mel - Polygon Mel Scripts for Maya

07-31-2008, 12:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
thanoz Senior Artist 108 - 21	Detatch faces works, it's just annoying to select the new faces afterwards and it sometimes screws up the object's ability to rotate. Best method for doing this is the following: Put original object in a layer Duplicate that object and put in another layer hide original Select faces you want on the copy object hold Shift and select all so you invert selection Delete.