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Lesson 01 | Primitives
PROjECT 01 | LESSON 01 | PRIMITIVES
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L01_018_background.tif
The column placed in the background
Change the shape of the column8
At this time, the column is very round and could use some details. Now that you are
familiar with transforming an object, you will learn how to modify the shape of an object.
With the • column selected, press the f hotkey to frame it in the view.
In the Status Line located at the top of the interface, click the • Component Mode
button.
Working in this mode will display the components of the currently selected geometry.
You can then select and transform the points dening a surface’s shape. Polygon points are
called vertex/vertices and NURBS points are called control vertices or CVs.
L01_018a_components.tif
The Component Mode button
Click+drag• around vertices in the viewport to select them.
Select only the two rings of vertices in the middle of the column.•
Tip: When selecting components, hold down Shift to toggle the new selection, hold
down Ctrl to deselect the new selection, and hold down Ctrl+Shift to add the new
selection to the currently selected group of components.
Background
Foreground
View axis