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Andy · 16th November 2004, 05:43 PM

The vertex normals of a sphere are the average of all attached surfaces.

Isn't this what you want?

Note that pressing 'n' to display normals, displays SURFACE normal and not vertex normals. AC3D calculates normals automatically using geoemtry and the object's crease angle for smoothing. Any surfaces that are set to 'flat' will have their vertex normals the same as the surface.

Hope this helps,

Andy

16th November 2004, 05:43 PM	#3
Andy Administrator Professional user Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,565	The vertex normals of a sphere are the average of all attached surfaces. Isn't this what you want? Note that pressing 'n' to display normals, displays SURFACE normal and not vertex normals. AC3D calculates normals automatically using geoemtry and the object's crease angle for smoothing. Any surfaces that are set to 'flat' will have their vertex normals the same as the surface. Hope this helps, Andy