Weird Topology on mesh

[skrishna2]

 After I make a few adjustments my model goes crazy. Is there a reason for this? 

[brentmc]

Hi,

You didn't give us very many details to work with...
Maya version, OS, what you are modifying would be good for starters. 😉

What happens if you turn off smooth mesh preview?

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Brent

[skrishna2]

I apologize, I thought this was a an easily identifiable issue. The version I am using is 2018  and it's running on Windows. Here is a picture with the smooth mesh preview on of the Polaroid model I am working on. I am a new to modeling so I may have made some mistakes with the topology which may be why the mesh was acting up. 

[brentmc]

Hi,

If you repeat your modeling operation with smooth mesh preview OFF does the mesh still mess up?

Trying to figure out if the issue is with the mesh or a graphics card (display) issue?

The topology looks fine in your screenshots but you can always run Mesh Cleanup with Select Matching Polygons enabled to detect topology issues:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Maya/fil...

To help further I would need the exact steps you were doing? e.g. I was extruding these polys and modifying the offset parameter...

Thanks.

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Brent