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I thought NGons should be avoided but it seems that when using the knife tool it's unavoidable that they are created.How i…

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  • August 31, 2015 at 11:30 am #3857
    Carkoon
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      I thought NGons should be avoided but it seems that when using the knife tool it’s unavoidable that they are created.How is this dealt with?

      September 1, 2015 at 6:53 pm #21796
      Kent Trammell
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        You need to “clean up” n-gon-generating knife cuts by cutting new edges to convert n-gons to 4-sided or at least 3-sided polygons.

        September 5, 2015 at 6:26 pm #21797
        Carkoon
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          Thanks. Should you do the clean up immediately or after the model is finished?

          January 13, 2018 at 11:20 am #21798
          Liam Silcox
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            There’s usually no reason not to do it immediately. they can cause a problem with the sub-surface modifier which you’d use for a lot of projects to give it that smooth appearance.

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