Ok, ominousplay, had me at select all and combine under arrange.  I thought, hey, I DO know the select all function and gee whiz, there is a tab with the word ARRANGE.   Can't I do that.  Before Mark told me about making a spline object, I had only played a little with this function.

I don't understand how to take the pen and draw what I want because there are so many variables you have to enter first.

So I just decided to make a plain ol' rectangle with the preset shapes and a plain ol' hole.

I didn't understand until today, that I could do the arrange-combine and the circle would subtract.

This certainly doesn't look like anything to you guys, however I MADE A RECTANGLE WITH A HOLE IN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It's everything to me, though. 

I think you guys are not using the present rectangle, of course, because you have the pretty top and it is even beveled.  I know you are using the pen.  But you are telling the pen how to draw and I must do tuts before I understand that.  Unless....Unless...somebody sweet would do a print screen of your pen settings...yes, yes...that is asking a lot...but just think....it I EVER get this made...I won't pester you guys again.....NOT!!!!

Now, have we talked about the legs? nomuse did and I am going to try that, but I think that is over my head. 

Also, the really pretty post ominousplay did several messages up and talking about the vertex objects....I want to play with that, as well.

Well, you guys are something....going to get ready for work, but please think about what a good thing you do when you help someone.

Thank you a bunch,

Jan