How to straighten edge loops in maya?

[Anonymous]

Hi, I'm currently reading the online Maya tutorial book, and I'm on Polygonal modeling>Lesson 1: Modeling a polygonal mesh from a reference image>Selecting edge loops

For some reason, even while using the Snap to Grids feature, trying to move the edge loops won't straighten them out. I'm trying to turn this:

Into this:

I'm pretty sure that I've followed the instructions correctly, so what am I doing wrong?

Thank you,

James

[Anonymous]

Make sure you are in world space for the move tool (can be found in the move tool settings - double click the move tool), select the edge loop, hold down x to snap to grids, then move it. 

[Anonymous]

Yep, I've done that and the line still isn't straightening out

[_sebastian_f · Accepted solution]

select your object and press 1 on your keyboard. seems like you pressed 3 before which gives you the smooth mesh preview. so you´ll see the smooth interpolation which will never be a straight looking line in a case like this.

[Anonymous]

Thanks dude, it worked