Introduction

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Introduction

In this lesson you learn some of the basic tools for working with subdivision surfaces as you model a human character's hand.

In this lesson, you learn how to:

Convert a polygon surface to a subdivision surface.
Work with subdivision surfaces in Polygon Proxy Mode.
Split subdivision faces to create areas for more detail in a model.
Extrude the split faces to create fingers on the hand.
Work with subdivision surfaces in Standard Mode.
Change the Display Level when working in Standard Mode.
Add more detail to subdivision surface models using Refine Selected Components.
Create a crease along a vertex edge.