USER INTERFACE & IO

When modo first opens an .lxo file it tries to look for any texture images attached to that scene. If you happen to move your scenes across different machines that have different paths set-up, modo won't always be able to automatically find your texture files. Instead, sometimes it will ask you whether you want to search for them.

Because modo stores image textures under the \Library\Application Support\Content\Assets\Images,  if you try to locate a file saved here using Spotlight, you'll get no results because that folder is restricted from being searched. Two ways to get around this...

• Navigate to your Contents folder and then perform the search, narrowing it down by folder and file name. I actually have a link to my images folder in my Finder sidebar
or
• In the spotlight search bar, type in  Filename:"brick_bump.png"  

The modo 601 documentation has at least three times as much content as previous versions. And you'll be fascinated by some of the hidden gems you'll find there. So reading the modo docs on your iPad is a great way to kill time whilst being productive - especially when you don't have a paperback with you, or internet access. And five minutes a day discovering something new is more worthwhile than playing games 😉   

Note: MODO701 does not come with a .pdf version of the help docs  

• In your Applications folder, right-click on the modo icon and select 'Show package contents'
• The PDF is located in the 'Help' folder
• Open iTunes and drag the PDF onto the books icon
• The pdf will appear on your bookshelf once you synch your iPad

On the odd occasion I have experienced modo deciding all of a sudden to want to select-through my mesh when I don't want it to. So how do I fix it?

Have you ever been modelling and you accidentally hit the tab or shift-tab key changing your model from regular faces, to Sub-D, or Pixar-SubS without realising it?

If half your model was in P-Sub and the other half, in Sub-D, could you tell which was which?

Well there is a way, even if it is very subtle.

Just run your mouse over the affected polys and you'll see that when you pre-select the different types of subdivision surfaces that, sub-d is shaded purple, regular faceted polygons (faces) are shaded blue, and P-Subs are shaded green.

I wish they were a little more pronounced though.

• Sub-Ds - Subdivision Surface smoothed polygons.
• Faces - regular standard unsmoothed polygon faces.
• P-Subs - Pixar Catmull-Clark smoothed polygons.

Edit: As I mentioned earlier, the colors are quite subtle. But when I went to change them from their default settings to much darker colors, via > Preferences > Display > Colors >Selection Rollovers, you can still barely discern any difference.