Graphics Programs Reference
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Connect
Mmm… the Connect tool. Let me start off by saying it's one
of the top five tools I use the most!
This time let's make a box and turn it into an Editable
Poly again. The Connect tool may be used in both Vertex
mode and Edge mode. For now let's work with Edge mode.
Select all the vertical edges and hit Connect. This essentially
creates a loop perfectly around the middle of your box!
Figure 3-22: Left, vertical edges selected; right, loop created by
Connect
Connect in Edge mode always finds the exact middle of an
edge and runs an edge perpendicular to the edges selected.
However, you can pretty much pick any edges that share a
polygon and use the Connect tool on them.
In Vertex mode the Connect button simply connects the
two vertices with an edge as long as they share the same poly-
gon. You can't connect vertices that are separated by an edge.
In the later modeling chapters we'll talk about why the
Connect tool is so amazing, but for now put a mental sticky
note there. Have fun trying out the Connect tool on other
objects, such as a sphere.
