I may not be explaining properly.

In side view I needed to move one vertice along the same angle as the other vertices on the edge of a shape built with the create polygon tool. I needed to keep a...

What command turns off normals?

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I took a while for me to figure out that I had to press the insert key and move the pivot point on the edge and then press the pivot key (home key on Mac) again. Then I held the c key as I dragged...

I created a shape with the create polygon tool.
Next I used the split polygon tool to draw the geometry.

I need to move one vertice along an edge.

I select the move tool, select the vertice...

That worked Kurt!

I have a question for you. Watching your video tutorials I notice you use the Hypershade window to set up image planes.

What is the advantag of creating image planes in...

While modeling I have problems loosing my image plane in the perspective window. The image plane remains visible in the front view window. But somehow I loose the image in perspective view and end up...

In addition to watching the tutorial I also take screen shots of different stages of an object creation. I combine the screenshots in a Photoshop image and print it for reference. I use the hard copy...

I have some questions about selecting hulls.
After watching 1 & 2 of the Yamaha tutorial I began to practice making tires and rims. I added isoparms to the inner portion of the tire and scaled the...

Great suggestion!
I did a search. Then looked at the index of the book at Amazon. Lot of excellent info so I ordered it. This will be a good supplement for my Modeling 101 training.

I also like...

Interesting. About 12 years ago when I was first looking into 3D apps for the Mac a programmer at a StrataVision seminar was talking about nurbs. I had been under the impression that nurbs were the...