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corner. They all spread themselves across
to the opposite curve (like the threads of
the warp and woof of a loom).
Selecting the curves in the order shown
in Figure 12-8, Perpendicular refers to the
rows of polys that are created that extend
away from the first curve selected, and Par-
allel refers to the rows of polys that run
along the axis defined by the first curve
selected.
Selection order, the number of seg-
ments, and
how the segments are distributed
really begin to matter when you want to
actually make something with patches. The
selection order of the defining curves of
these patches was different, and thus the
points along the center don't line up. Merge
Points can't be used to create a single, con-
tiguous mesh.
Figure 12-9: Same settings, different order, different patch.
Figure 12-10
