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Learning Blender: A Hands-On Guide to Creating 3D Animated Characters
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Learning Blender: A Hands-On Guide to Creating 3D Animated Characters

by Oliver Villar
October 2014
Beginner
352 pages
11h 20m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Inset

The Inset tool is similar to the Extrude tool, but the new faces it creates are on the surface of the selection and will not change the surface’s shape. This tool generates a copy of the geometry that is an inset of the original selection (it’s possible to also add height to the new geometry). This tool only works with faces (see Figure 6.13).

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Figure 6.13 The Inset tool used with a face, with the inset defined first and then the height

To use the Inset tool:

1. Select a face or group of faces.

2. Press I to Inset.

3. Drag the mouse to increase or decrease the inset’s thickness. Press Ctrl while dragging to change the height of the inset. ...

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