Graphics Programs Reference
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FIGURE 23.23
Select this face.
Select this face.
6.
Move the cursor along the right edge of the face. You'll see some temporary lines giving
you a preview of the location of the split (see Figure 23.24).
FIGURE 23.24
Selecting the
points for the split
Click the left side,
then the right side.
7.
Move the cursor roughly in the middle of the right edge. The face changes temporarily to
show you how it will look when it is divided into two faces.
8.
Click the mouse button. The shape of the mesh changes to accommodate the new face.
As you can see, Split Face is not a precision tool, but if you don't like the location of the split,
you can move the newly created edge using one of the gizmos.
Next, let's look at the Extrude Face tool. At first, you might think that the Extrude Face tool is
redundant since you can use the Move gizmo to move a face in a direction away from the mesh,
as you saw in an earlier exercise. Using the Extrude Face tool is different from moving a face
because it isolates the movement to the selected face as much as possible. To see how this works,
try the following:
1.
Type
MESHEXTRUDE
↵ (or choose Modify
Mesh Editing
Extrude Face from the
menu bar) and then click the face as indicated in Figure 23.25. Press ↵.
