This is basic polygon 3d modeling lesson introducing 3d polygon editing tool for 3d modeling in 3 d software program for 3d modeling, 3d animation and rendering Autodesk Maya. Polygon 3d modeling is the most rapidly used way of 3d modeling in computer graphics it is easy, sophisticated controlled way of 3d modeling. Polygon 3d modeling is way of 3d modeling in which surface of an object is model to get required 3d model but this surface is divide into 2d polygon faces, that are usually squares polygons. As you know that there are three types of elements in polygons; sides of polygons called as edges, the angles called as vertices (sing. Vertex) and face which is result of more than two closed edges e.g. starting form triangle, to higher faces like square, pentagon etc. in this 3d modeling lesson you will learn how model your 3d object with Polygons in 3d computer graphics.
Polygon primitives:
The basic 3d objects which are further model into 3d model and complex 3d model e.g. Sphere, Cube, Cylinder, torus, cone, plane and square etc. are called as Polygon primitives and these are present in the Create menu of the Main menus.
When you change the menus set to polygon you get option like Mesh, Edit Mesh, Polygon, ‘Create UVs’ and so on.
Polygon commands:
When you create a polygon surface object and right click on that you get commands like, Edge, Face and Vertex etc. these are polygonal commands as edge, vertex and face are elements of the polygon shapes.
Mesh and Edit Mesh:
These two menus are presents in the main menus of the Polygon menus set Mesh for making of polygons, Create polygon tool etc. and Edit mesh is for editing and modifying tools and commands of the Polygonal mesh like Extrude tool, extrude edge tool, wedge tool, Split Polygon tool, Insert Edge loop tool etc.
These all are the polygon editing and modifying tool and commands for polygonal surfaces 3d modeling in 3d modeling and animation software Maya.
For more 3d modeling information watch this free 3d modeling video.