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Surface analysis tool: Zebra

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Surface analysis tool: Zebra

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- [Instructor] In this lesson, we look at the surface analysis tool called Zebra. This shows a reflected striped pattern similar to the way the Environment Map works. But, many modeling nerds consider the Zebra analysis a more accurate tool due to the adjustable settings. And the primary function of this command is to visually evaluate surface smoothness using a pattern reflected in the surface. Let's zoom in to these two pieces of geometry labeled Not very useful, and you'll see why just in a second. We find the Zebra command up on the Analyze menu, go down to Surface, select Zebra. We're now going to select a couple of objects. We can pick multiples, we'll right-click, and here we have the result. So we've got this flow or reflected striped environment. However, this is not as useful as you might imagine because we have single surfaces. Let's briefly talk about the surface continuity and how it applies to multiple…

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