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Old Posted Apr 10, 2008, 6:55 PM
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austin55 - good work on the intro FAQ.

Just thought I'd add a quick one for "FAQ" or Best Practices:

I'd recommend when using the circle tool, not to always accept the default 24 sides to a circle (as the wheels in your car example). After clicking the circle button, simply type in the number of sides to set (shown in bottom right).

If creating pillars for example, it may be possible to use just 8 sides, and then smooth out the edges after if needed (using the CTRL and eraser).

Just saves on faces and complexity.
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