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214Fix PolesLightWave 10 - ModelerFix 3-5Fix Poles (Detail> Polygons: More > Fix Poles) is a simple toolwhich will take the poles you have selected (or all the poles thatexist in your geometry if no points are selected) and will modifythem to look better in subpatch mode by making cuts to forma tiny flat disc section at each pole, flattening and reducing thesmoothing tension caused by the triangles all around it.Fix 3-5 (Detail> Polygons: More > Fix 3-5) is a simple toolto turn each pair of polygons consisting of a triangle adjacentto a pentagon into quads which will generally work better withSubpatch mode. The tool works with your poly selection, and willrepair any 3-5 polygons it detects in the selection. If no polygonsare selected, the tool will analyze all the polygons in your object.Left: Before, Right: AfterIt is recommended that you always select the polygons you wantto repair in a dense object, as the algorithm can take some time tosearch through all the polygons in a very dense model with highpoly counts.Left: Before, Right: AfterNote that it doesn’t perform any miracles and some slight bumpsand abnormalities may appear on the surface with curved poles.However, it certainly does make them look much better andmore concealed most of the time, and will often obliterate suchsmoothing artifacts completely on poles which span across broad,flat regions. You can often apply the tool multiple times to thesame pole to reduce the tension.NOTE: Applying it twice on sphere poles looksbest. Applying it too many times may causethe flatness of the discs created at the poles tobecome more pronounced.