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# 1 18-10-2012 , 12:47 PM
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Normals Correction

Why are my normals pointing out at perpendicular angles? And originating from nothing? It's affecting how the border edge extrudes. Is there anything I can do to correct it? user added image

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# 2 18-10-2012 , 01:15 PM
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You might have duplicate faces there or something, try cleaning up the geometry, or merging stuff down.
 
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Thanks. I didn't notice the multiple vertices on the border edge bunched up together
 
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