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Chapter 27: Working with Compound Objects
Note
If you plan to deform the mesh as part of a skinned object or a cloth simulation, the resulting mesh has to be clean
or the deformation will have problems. n
Tutorial: Creating a keyhole
What was it that Alice saw when she looked through the keyhole? The ProBoolean feature is the perfect tool
for cutting a keyhole through a doorknob plate.
To use the ProBoolean object to create a keyhole, follow these steps:
1. Open the Doorknob.max file from the Chap 27 directory on the DVD.
2. Select the doorknob plate object positioned where the keyhole is, and choose the Create ➪
Compound ➪ ProBoolean menu command. In the Parameters rollout, select the Subtraction
option.
3. In the Pick Boolean rollout, click the Start Picking button and select the Box and Cylinder objects
positioned where the keyhole should be.
Figure 27.26 shows the finished keyhole.
FIGURE 27.26
A keyhole built using the ProBoolean object

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