While polygons seem much more flexible over NURBS so far, it seems that NURBS can quickly loft geometry together which is why I think I've seen many techniques for speed modeling utilize NURBS.
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Last time I used Mentalray to test some textures/materials, I recall now that I used some preloaded project file hehe :P so thanks for that tip.

Also, when you mean "actual smoothing", I assume...

Here's the break in the rear engine block I was talking about when I tried to only subdivide and convert smooth mesh preview to polygons on the piece I wanted it to be sharpened up:
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Wow GecT!! This is a huge game changer!! I was first curious to see if the render view would possibly change the jagged or unsmooth lines from the preview but it didn't do anything. Now changing...

Hello all,

I sincerely apologize for my terrible ability to be able to troubleshoot problems in Maya by searching for the error or disapproval of something but I am having a problem with how...

Just happened to bump into this thread but I didn't know how to change the size of my manipulator. Now my manipulator is back to its normal size, thanks a bunch!