https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/soft-selection-edge-distance-error-while-selecting/m-p/12675579#M893 <P>Hello everyone, I can't explain why this error keeps popping up, any help <STRONG>super</STRONG> appreciated!&nbsp; (photos attached)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have imported in 3dsmax a shape drawn in Autocad, perfectly converted to Edit poly, and now I just need to bend one end upwards (maintaining a linear trend while height changes). Imagine it as a track that must always remain <STRONG>parallel</STRONG> to the ground level, even when it becomes a climb or a descent.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Best way for me would be a <U>Soft selection</U> with <U>Edge distance</U> active: selecting the last edge/pair of vertex, play with falloff/pinch/bubble until ok, and only then move the whole selection upwards.</P><P>The problem is right on the very last blue vertex of the soft selection! The last part keeps getting selected with a difference of several vertex, which then causes a really bad difference in elevation.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I tried resetting xform, converting to editable mesh/poly, changing lots of times those soft selection parameters, and now I'm running out of ideas. Any ideas about what could make it work?</P><P>Any different workflow to achieve the result would be ideal as well!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you in advance <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😊</span></P><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV> Sat, 30 Mar 2024 04:11:34 GMT 12harrypotter34 2024-03-30T04:11:34Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/soft-selection-edge-distance-error-while-selecting/m-p/12675579#M893 <P>Hello everyone, I can't explain why this error keeps popping up, any help <STRONG>super</STRONG> appreciated!&nbsp; (photos attached)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have imported in 3dsmax a shape drawn in Autocad, perfectly converted to Edit poly, and now I just need to bend one end upwards (maintaining a linear trend while height changes). Imagine it as a track that must always remain <STRONG>parallel</STRONG> to the ground level, even when it becomes a climb or a descent.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Best way for me would be a <U>Soft selection</U> with <U>Edge distance</U> active: selecting the last edge/pair of vertex, play with falloff/pinch/bubble until ok, and only then move the whole selection upwards.</P><P>The problem is right on the very last blue vertex of the soft selection! The last part keeps getting selected with a difference of several vertex, which then causes a really bad difference in elevation.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I tried resetting xform, converting to editable mesh/poly, changing lots of times those soft selection parameters, and now I'm running out of ideas. Any ideas about what could make it work?</P><P>Any different workflow to achieve the result would be ideal as well!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you in advance <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😊</span></P><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV> Sat, 30 Mar 2024 04:11:34 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/soft-selection-edge-distance-error-while-selecting/m-p/12675579#M893 12harrypotter34 2024-03-30T04:11:34Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/soft-selection-edge-distance-error-while-selecting/m-p/12696963#M894 <P>Can you upload that shape? I'd like to play with it. But, it looks like maybe there are some coincident verts that the flawed area that aren't welded.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:11:13 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-modeling-forum/soft-selection-edge-distance-error-while-selecting/m-p/12696963#M894 RobH2 2024-04-09T15:11:13Z