Full Version: X3 interactive connection tool
From: Mike (SPACE_ENGRAVERS) [#6]
10 Jun 2006
To: Mike (MIKEN) [#5] 10 Jun 2006
Mike,
Like I said, I know how to do what I'm trying to do in another way...I'm just wondering why the interactive connection tool doesn't work the way I think it should.
Mike
From: Ken D. (KDEVORY) [#7]
10 Jun 2006
To: Mike (SPACE_ENGRAVERS) [#6] 10 Jun 2006
From: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#8]
11 Jun 2006
To: Mike (SPACE_ENGRAVERS) [#1] 11 Jun 2006
I think others are trying to say that is not the right tool to do what you want (or maybe we still don't understand). Sounds to me like you want to use the Knife tool to "chop" apart an existing object into separate objects. I confirmed that X3 still works the way I think it is supposed to work (not true in all X3 functions).
I must say, however, that I've never figured out a use for the interactive connector tool, so maybe I'll learn something if you'll explain why you are using that tool(?).
From: Mike (SPACE_ENGRAVERS) [#9]
11 Jun 2006
To: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#8] 11 Jun 2006
Roy,
It's probably just like you said...I'm trying to use the wrong tool for the job. I've spend my life using what I've got handy instead of using the tool that was meant for the job. Needless to say, I've had a lot of long jobs that could have been done much faster...but that's life. I actually found that the free hand tool works much like what I was wanting. I just wanted to click one spot, then go to another spot and click again and have it draw a straight line between the two clicks...seemed like the interactive connection tool was doing that for me, but limited. Now I just found that the free hand tool works that way too, so I will just use that.
Thanks for everyone's help!
Mike
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