Conclusion

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Conclusion

Congratulations! You have just completed the desk lamp model.

Most of your design work will involve more complex shapes than you have used here, but you have gained useful experience in controlling the Alias interface, which you will apply as you learn the more complex modeling techniques later in this book.

Important concepts that you should take through to future modeling tasks:

Using snapping to accurately position geometry.
Using the left, middle and right mouse button s to control transforms such as Move, Scale and Rotate.
Building geometry around the origin to align and center the model.
Organizing your model using the Object Lister.
Regularly saving your work.