Modeling a Character in 3DS Max, 2nd Edition

Divide the bottom edge where the arm will meet the

torso, lower the new vertex about .5 units along the Z-axis, and turn

this other edge so it’s shorter and the faces are more evenly

distributed.

Step 5: Extrude and Shape the Shoulder

Everything you’ve done with the minor tweaks to the torso has

shaped these five triangles so they can be extruded and shaped into

the shoulder:

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With those faces selected, enter a Face

Extrude value of 5.5.

Hit Enter and drop the new faces down by

2.5 units along the Z-axis.

With the ...