3ds max 8

[shewter]

Just got the trial ver of max 8, And I gotta tell ya I'm a little overwhelmed after using blender for so long.Anyways how do I create an edge between 2 vertices?

Thx

Dave

[Ghogiel]

its not possible to make an edge between 2 verts. at least 3 verts are needed. Edges are not lines. to do- use editable poly. select that object. find the create button in the vert sub level(press1). make 3 verts. now in the face or polygon submenu. (press 4or 5) press create and draw the face by clicking on those verts.

you might be after spline modelling.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...inetut.gif
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...netut1.gif
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...netut2.gif
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...netut3.gif
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...hthelm.gif
or another kinda similar process(showing how to properly use a mesh smooth in low poly modelling )
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...netut1.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...netut2.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...netut3.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...netut4.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c85/le...netut5.jpg

I would suggest adding this modelling technique to your skill set- Make a cylinder. add a edit poly modifier. deleted the top/cap face. now with the loop(or aslo edge seletion tool) select that openning you just made. now pres "w", hold shift and pulll the transform gizmo in one of the directions. you should be cloning edges.
Or
more simply put- create a plane, select an edge and shift drag it to a new position. it'll clone the edge creating a new face.

[shewter]

Thanks Ghogiel, I'll give that a try