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Old 5th March 2013, 02:12 PM   #7
Stiglr
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Default Re: Cylinders and subdividing

Consider "latheing" it. That way, you need only draw a Line of the profile on the 0 Z axis, then use Object > Revolve... to complete it. And to make it smoother, you can increase the Crease angle, so that no hard edges appear on the surface.
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