The number of polygons associated with that surface
also appears. In this case, the selected surface, Ball_1, has 1,152 polygons, as
shown in Figure 3.26. You??™ll also see a display at the very top of the surface panel
that indicates the number of objects and surfaces in the scene.
Figure 3.26 Summary information on the selected surface is displayed at the top right of the
Surface Editor panel.
7. Because you simply can??™t have dull balls, you need to shine them up a bit.Make
them look pretty. You can even make them look like glass, or brass! First, you
want the color of the glass to be a soft grayish blue color, so set the RGB value to
180, 180, 200.
Naming your surfaces is half the battle when building 3D models. If you name your
surfaces carefully, you??™ll save oodles of time when you have many surface settings to
apply. Organization is key! You name your surfaces in Modeler, as explained in previous
chapters.
If you have more surfaces than you do space in the Surface Name list, a scroll bar
appears. Simply click and drag to view the entire surface list.
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There are a few ways to set a color to the glass surface of the watch.
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