Is there any way to achieve the following in the vertex modelling room...? 1. Insert a square plane (4 vertice) 2. Insert a smaller square or oval/circle inside the first square. 3. Empty the polygon of the smaller square or oval. 4. Extrude the larger square so that it is a solid object, but with the smaller square or oval hole running through it. I appreciate that this effect can be achieved in the spline modeller with ease, but would like to achieve same effect in the vertex modeller if possible.

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Are you looking for a way to create a cube with a cirlular hole through it? If thats what you want it's easy to do in the vertex modeler. I made one in a couple of minutes. What I did was; first create the Square. then create the circle for the hole in the same plane as the square. empty both. Next loft the square and circle. This will give you a square with a hole in it. Next duplicate the square with the hole and move it up to the desired height. The last step is to select the 4 edges of both squares and loft to connect them. Keith

For got a step. You need too loft the 2 circles as well to create the tube through the cube.

Or you can drop your square, drop the circle inside, empty the lot and then add vertices equi-distant around the square edges to connect to your circle. Select all and fill. Then add thickness, select all again and crease all greater than 50 degrees.

Or... drop a cube, drop a cylinder inside it (change x & y scale to suit. Select all, Ctrl+Alt click a vertice on the cube, then do a Boolean subtraction.

Message edited on: 11/08/2004 16:34

Here is a screen capture of mine.

thanks keithw and falconperigot :) Got it working now :-)

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