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The wireframe cube looks the same as the original polygonal cube. The
new cube is called a polyToSubd1 for the subdivision surface as a result of
the conversion. Rename it LeftHand. You can use polygonal modeling
tools to edit the shape of the polygonal proxy, which indirectly alters
the shape of the subdivision surface. Unlike working with an actual
polygonal object, your modifications result in perfectly smooth surface
changes rather than faceted changes.
Splitting a surface in polygon proxy mode
Next, you use polygonal modeling techniques to split a face into multiple
faces to be extruded as fingers.
To split the polygon face into multiple faces
1 Select the Polygons menu set.
2 With LeftHand still selected, select Edit Mesh > Split Polygon Tool >
. In the tool settings window click the Reset Tool button.
Youll use this tool to split the front face of the proxy into several faces
to be extruded into fingers.
3 In the front view, click the point on the top edge as shown in the
following figure, then click the corresponding point directly below it on
the bottom edge. If the line between the points isnt perfectly straight,
use the middle mouse to drag the second point to the correct position.
Press Enter (Windows and Linux) or Return (Mac OS X).
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