The Points category gives you the tools
to create points one at a time, in clusters with the Spray Points tool, or
with the Random Points generator. Figure 1.22 shows the category.
Polygons
Many 3D shapes you??™ll create in Modeler begin as simple 2D polygonal
shapes. And just because primitive shapes make basic objects and
points create individual points doesn??™t mean that you can??™t create simpler
polygonal objects. The Polygons category has a tool called Pen, for
example, which is similar to the Points tool except that as you create
with this tool, polygonal lines are automatically generated between
each point; the dots are connected automatically. You can convert
selected points to polygons, or use the Make Polygon command, which
you can apply after you??™ve used the Points tool from the previous category.
Additionally, you can create some organic objects with the
Metaedges and Metaballs tools. Figure 1.23 shows the category.
Curves
The last category in the Create tab is Curves. This category includes
tools for generating curves from points you??™ve created.Curves are used
for many things, such as motion paths and extrusion paths as well as
shaping models.
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