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Part II: Working with Objects

FIGURE 7.13
The Normal Align dialog box allows you to define offset values when aligning normals.

Tutorial: Aligning a kissing couple
Aligning normals positions two object faces directly opposite one another, so what better way to practice
this tool than to align two faces?
To connect the kissing couple using the Normal Align command, follow these steps:
1. Open the Kissing couple.max file from the Chap 07 directory on the DVD.
This file includes two extruded shapes of a boy and a girl. The extruded shapes give you flat faces
that are easy to align.
2. Select the girl shape, and choose the Tools ➪ Align ➪ Normal Align menu command (or press
Alt+N). Then click and drag the cursor over the extruded shape until the blue vector points out
from the front of the lips, as shown in Figure 7.14.
3. Then click and drag the cursor over the boy shape until the green vector points out from the front
of the lips. This vector pointing out from the face is the surface normal. Then click and release the
mouse, and the Normal Align dialog box appears. Enter a value of 5 in the Z-Axis Offset field,
and click OK.
Figure 7.14 shows the resulting couple with normal aligned faces.

FIGURE 7.14
Using the Normal Align feature, you can align object faces.

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