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Hi Paul; Thank you for the tutorial on "How to Add a Hole to a Shape"; it was great. Had some problems getting the 5 point patch process, but did it 3 times and the third time, bingo... ! The A:M forums never ceases to amaze me on how human the people are here. Feels good. Thank you. KM

Download the zip file, unzip it and run it. It is in Wink format. do you have a link to the zip file? I also think i may have a solution. I just select the area that I want the hole in the model, then set that to 100% transparent in the surface attributes.... Thank you for your help. KM

well, did the booleen thing, no workey. the final render shows part of the rod stil and no hole in the sphere..... any other ideas?

Hi All; I have been using AM for about two years and love it. But, even with all the fun, I have not been able to figure out how to make a hole in a compliated 3D shape. So, if I wanted to make a hole in a shere, or a rod (at a right angle). How would I do that ? From the other posts, some say I should make the hole first, then build around that.... but that can't work for the intended applcation. In AutoCAD, it uses a 'filet' where everything on the selected side of the shape is deleted, leaving the balance; thus creating a hole, or window.... Thank you for your efforts. ! KM