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Creating the Torso with an N-Gon

To create the torso of the man, you create a circular N-Gon and move its vertices around to distort its shape. An N-Gon is an equilateral shape composed of curved or straight line segments. Between each line segment, there is a white + which is called a vertex. You can move the vertices of an N-Gon to change it shape.

1. Click the Create tab.
2. Click the Shapes icon.
3. Click the Ngon button.
4. Enter 6 in the Sides parameter at the bottom of the command column that appears on the right side of the screen.
5. Click the Circular check box at the bottom of the command column.
6. Select a point and drag down to create an N-gon as shown below.
7. Let go of the mouse button when the N-gon is the right size. If you make a mistake, press the Delete key and the shape will disappear.

8. Enter 70 in the Radius parameter in the command panel.
9. Click the Select and Move icon, located in the main tool bar located at the top of the screen, then select the circle and move it up until it matches the view shown below.

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