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Normal
In modeling, the directional line perpendicular to a surface. Polygon normals indicate the orientation of polygonal faces. Because shaded (or rendered) faces are visible only when the normals are facing towards the viewer, it is sometimes necessary to reverse a normal to correct a face’s orientation.
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- Industry/Domain: Software
- Category: CAD
- Company: Autodesk
- Product: Autodesk Maya 2010
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