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Reference vectors

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- Let's take another look at vectors. Now, vectors are a very important part of creating surface data in Alias, as in any other CAD system. And you can create them sometimes while you're in the middle of a command or you can create them beforehand and we're gonna take a look at both options right now. So this is a very simple example. If we zoom into this, it's simply a handle, and if I shade it. We're now going to create the main body of this mug. So let's go ahead, go to Wireframe, and let's go into a command that allows us to create this on the fly. So we're gonna go to Multi-surface Draft. Let's do a reset. We're gonna pick this profile down here, and we're gonna press spacebar to execute. Well, 10 millimeters is way too small so I wanna increase that. Let's go to our front view and we can drag this marker up like so, spacebar to create. Let's go ahead and add five degrees draft to that. Spacebar again. In fact I just go ahead and click on Auto Update. So, first thing I like to do…

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