21). Think of the Shift property
as pushing and pulling the selected geometry. Inset then, is more like increasing
or decreasing the size of the selected geometry.
Figure 7.21 Bevel the selected faces of the letters.
Note
8. If you look closely at the Perspective view (see Figure 7.21), you??™ll see that the letter-
face polygons are still selected, and the new bevel geometry is not; so press q
again to open the Change Surface dialog box and change the surface name for the
selection to ABN_Face. Set a varying color to make sure that your surface name
takes effect. This is not always necessary, and is merely an organizational step. You
don??™t need to assign a color when you create a surface name. And, even if you
Beveling can be awkward unless you pay close attention to your mouse movements.
Concentrate first on forward-backward motion, which controls the bevel??™s shift, then
focus on just left-right motion, which controls inset. When you randomly click and
drag, it??™s difficult to bevel accurately. Also, be sure not to bevel so much that the polygons
cross over each other.You want only a slight bevel for added depth.
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