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Edit Poly (Polygon/Element) 669
• The mouse cursor changes to a Bevel cursor
when over a selected polygon.
• With multiple polygons selected, dr agging on
any one bevels all selected polygons equally.
• You can drag other polygons in turn to bevel
them while the Bevel button is active. Click
Be vel again or right-click to end the operation.
Polygon beveled outward (left) and inward (right)
Bevel Settings—Opens the Bevel Polygons dialog
(page 1–1066),whichletsyouperformbeveling
via interactive manipulation.
If you click this button after performing a bevel,
thesamebevelisperformedonthecurrent
selection as a preview and the dialog opens with
thesamesettingsusedforthepreviousbevel.
Inset—Performs a bevel with no height; that is,
within the plane of the polygon s election. Click
this button, and t hen drag vertically on any
polygon to inset it.
• The mouse cursor changes to an Inset cursor
when over a selected polygon.
• With multiple polygons selected, dr agging on
any one insets all selected polygons equally.
• You can drag other polygons in turn to inset
them whi le the Inset button is ac tive. Click
Inset again or right-click to end the operation.
Inset works on a selection of one or more polygons. As with
Outline, only the outer edges are affected.
Inset Settings—Opens the I nset Selected Faces
dialog (page 1–1074), which lets you inset polygons
via interactive manipulation.
If you click this button after performing a manual
inset, the same inset is per formed on the cu rrent
selection as a preview and the dialog opens with
InsetAmountsettotheamountofthelastmanual
inset.
Bridge—Connects two polygons or polygon
groups on an object with a polygon “bridge.” There
aretwowaystouseBridgeinDirectManipulation
mode (t hat is, without opening the Bridge Settings
dialog):
• Make two separate polygon selections on the
object, and then click Bridge. This creates the
bridge immediately using the current Bridge
settings, and then deactivates the Bridge button.
• If n o qualifying s ele ction exists (that is, two
or more discrete polygon selections), clicking
Bridge activates the button and places you in
Bridge mode. First click a polygon and move
the mouse; a rubber-band line connects the
mouse cursor to the clicked polygon. Click a
second polygon to bridge the two. This crea tes
thebridgeimmediatelyusingthecurrentBridge
settings; the Br idge button remains active for
connecting more pairs of polygons. To exit
Bridge mode, right-click the active viewport or
click the Bridge button.