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Modeling > Creating Surfaces > Creating a polygon surface
Creating a polygon surface
You can draw a polygon surface or create it from an existing curve.
To draw a polygon:
- Choose Modeling > Draw Polygon.
- In a viewport, click points to define the corners of the polygon.
- Press Esc to close the polygon and continue drawing polygons, or press Esc twice to exit Draw Polygon mode.
- Adjust the polygon's surface parameters in the Parameter Editor.
- To change the shape of the polygon, press 4 to switch to Point mode, then manipulate its points.
To create a polygon from a curve:
- Draw a curve, and adjust its shape.
Note: The Steps parameter is not taken into account by the polygon surface conversion. To soften the curve, instead of increasing the steps, subdivide the curve or add points individually.
- With the curve selected, choose Modeling > Create Surface > Polygon from Curve.
- If the curve is not coplanar, you are prompted to confirm that you want to convert it to a surface. Click OK.
Tip: If you cannot see the surface, press W to toggle between Wireframe and Shade mode, orbit in WebCam view, or turn off Single-sided in the Mesh Surface Geometry Parameters.
- In the Parameter Editor, adjust the polygon's surface parameters.
- To change the shape of the surface, press 4 to switch to Point mode, then manipulate the points on the surface.
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