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Drawing a polygon
To create the lower front region of the helmet (that is, the region that would
protect the mouth and jaw of the wearer) youll create a polygon for the cross
section of the lower front region by manually placing vertices using the Create
Polygon Tool (Mesh > Create Polygon Tool).
To place vertices for a polygon
1 In the side view, select Mesh > Create Polygon Tool > .
The Create Polygon Tool settings editor appears.
2 In the tool settings editor, set the following options:
Limit the number of points: On
Limit points to: 6
These settings specify that a closed polygon face will be created once you
have placed six vertices in the scene.
3 In the side view, place six points for the profile as it appears in cross
section of the lower front region of the helmet (see image below). Ensure
that you place the vertices in a counter-clockwise direction for this step.
The new polygon face is created along the YZ plane (the axis of symmetry
for the model).
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