I am very beigner. My book is dealing with maya 5.0 but the version I use is 2014.
In the book, after converting Polygon to Subdivision, you can see the smoothing differences by
pressing 1,2,3. And 3 is fine smooth it says. It also worked as same way when I used it on Polygon
mode, but when I did convert Polygon to Subdivison, it just dosen't work. I can't tell the
difference. Just same. I have a no idea. I can't move forward because of this. It's driving me crazy..
Do you guys think that I should buy new book or .... Please help me.
Hi, hitting the 1, 2, 3 smoothing shortcut doesn't work on subdivision surfaces for me either. That shortcut must be for only polygon models.
To see the subdivision model at a higher res you can select the model, go to the Attribute Editor, and click the tab for the model's shape node (it might be named polyToSubdShape1 or something like that). Click on the Subdiv Surface Display option to open the drop down menu and change the Resolution from 1 to 3.
Also, Maya 5.0 is really old and there have been a lot of changes since then. I would recommend you get a more up to date book