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Figure 3-19: A group of inset faces
Watch out though; 3ds Max doesn't limit you to shrinking the
face down to 0. In fact, it allows you to go into an almost nega-
tive effect, flipping your face around. This can create a mess
for you to clean up, so be careful using this tool.
Inset also has a dialog box button. The dialog allows you to
choose if you want to inset based on faces or the whole selec-
tion and change your inset based on a numeric value.
Now, leave at least one of your insets so we can use it in
the next section.
Tip: Adding detail to mechanical and
architectural models
One of the more interesting things about Inset is that it
can be used around corners. This make Inset a great way
to add details to mechanical and architectural models.
