
Hexagon 2 Basics
by Jack Whitney
Start the free chapterHexagon 2 is a 3D polygonal modeler for artists, illustrators and animators. With several modeling techniques options including free polygonal modeling, subdivision surfaces, and creating surfaces from curves, it is capable of producing very technical or organic forms. It offers UV mapping and brush modeling features for microdisplacement and texturing. And it includes Dynamic Geometryâ¢, which allows dynamic re-editing of all or some of the construction steps. This \"how to\" course by Jack Whitney, thoroughly examines all of the tools and techniques found in Hexagon 2. Work files for the lessons are included so users can easily follow along. To get started, simply click on one of the lessons below.
Course content
Introduction to Hexagon 23 lessons
Understanding the Interface5 lessons
Navigating the Workspace4 lessons
The 3D Manipulator3 lessons
Selections18 lessons
- Selection Types5:191 credit or ad
- Selection Methods pt. 15:591 credit or ad
- Selection Methods pt. 26:261 credit or ad
- Soft Selection6:381 credit or ad
- Making and Modifying Selections from the Menu3:181 credit or ad
- Growing / Shrinking and Inverting Selections6:281 credit or ad
- Selecting the Next and Previous Polygons3:501 credit or ad
- 1/N and 1 Over N for Loop / Ring and Between Selection Types6:591 credit or ad
- Advanced Selections for Faces / Edges and Points pt. 14:441 credit or ad
- Advanced Selections for Faces / Edges and Points pt. 25:081 credit or ad
- Advanced Selections for Faces / Edges and Points pt. 35:191 credit or ad
- Converting Selections to Faces / Points and Edges and Face Borders to Edges6:031 credit or ad
- Grouping and Un-grouping Selections6:441 credit or ad
- Isolate a Selection with Show Only Selection6:291 credit or ad
- Extend Selection and Shift Selection5:311 credit or ad
- Reset Selections and Set Selection Auto Mode3:281 credit or ad
- Delete and Dissolve Selections4:451 credit or ad
- Hiding and Showing Selected Faces4:291 credit or ad
3D Primitives8 lessons
Vertex Modeling19 lessons
- The Fast Extrude Tool5:401 credit or ad
- The Sweep Surface Tool pt. 16:311 credit or ad
- The Sweep Surface Tool pt. 26:421 credit or ad
- The Extrude Surface Tool6:261 credit or ad
- The Bridge Tool5:391 credit or ad
- The Edge Tools6:431 credit or ad
- The Tessellation Tools pt. 16:571 credit or ad
- The Tessellation Tools pt. 26:351 credit or ad
- The Connect Tool4:341 credit or ad
- The Tweak Tool4:021 credit or ad
- The Welding Tools for Points and Edges pt. 14:141 credit or ad
- The Welding Tools for Points and Edges pt. 23:331 credit or ad
- The Welding Tools for Points and Edges pt. 34:391 credit or ad
- The Weld Objects Tool5:321 credit or ad
- The Close Tool4:521 credit or ad
- The Dissociate Tool6:201 credit or ad
- The Extract Tool4:081 credit or ad
- The Symmetry Tool6:491 credit or ad
- The Smooth More and Less Tools5:201 credit or ad
Modeling with Lines17 lessons
- The Square and Rectangle Lines Tools4:161 credit or ad
- The Polyline Tool3:591 credit or ad
- The Interpolated Curves Tool5:491 credit or ad
- The Curves Tool4:371 credit or ad
- The Bezier Curves Tool6:151 credit or ad
- The Circles Tools pt. 16:441 credit or ad
- The Circles Tools pt. 26:021 credit or ad
- The Arc Tools6:441 credit or ad
- The Helix Tool6:171 credit or ad
- The Composite Curves Tools6:141 credit or ad
- The 2D Text Tool2:561 credit or ad
- The Close Curve Tool3:301 credit or ad
- The 2D Symmetry Tool4:481 credit or ad
- The Line Tessellation and Insert Points Tools6:181 credit or ad
- The Offset Curve Tool5:311 credit or ad
- The Curve Extraction Tool5:331 credit or ad
- The Reverse Curve Tool3:361 credit or ad
Surface Modeling10 lessons
- The Extrude Line Tool pt. 14:361 credit or ad
- The Extrude Line Tool pt. 25:161 credit or ad
- The Sweep Line Tool6:341 credit or ad
- The Double Sweep Tool6:511 credit or ad
- The Gordon Surface Tool5:261 credit or ad
- The Ruled Surface and Coons Surface Tool6:021 credit or ad
- The Booleans Operations Tool6:331 credit or ad
- The Thickness / Offset Surfaces and Chamfer Tools6:271 credit or ad
- The Smooth Tools pt. 16:261 credit or ad
- The Smooth Tools pt. 26:561 credit or ad
Utilities13 lessons
- The Stretch Tool3:161 credit or ad
- The Single Copy Tool3:591 credit or ad
- The Multiple Copies Tool4:321 credit or ad
- The Copy On A Support Tool5:371 credit or ad
- The Snap and Align Tools4:181 credit or ad
- The Lay On Tool4:091 credit or ad
- The Deformers Tools6:331 credit or ad
- The Bend Tool3:511 credit or ad
- The Group / Ungroup / Show Hidden Object and Hide Object Tools4:191 credit or ad
- The Decimate Tool6:191 credit or ad
- The Orient Normals Tool5:201 credit or ad
- The Triangulate Facets / Merge Duplicated Points and Merge Coplanar Facets Tools6:541 credit or ad
- The Extract Openings and Cut Into Slices Tools6:411 credit or ad
Working with Surface Texture12 lessons
- The Materials Panel pt. 15:511 credit or ad
- The Materials Panel pt. 26:351 credit or ad
- The Shader Domains Panel6:471 credit or ad
- The Gizmo Tools pt. 16:581 credit or ad
- The Gizmo Tools pt. 24:231 credit or ad
- The Unfold Tool pt. 15:581 credit or ad
- The Unfold Tool pt. 25:591 credit or ad
- The Unfold Tool pt. 33:531 credit or ad
- The Paint Tool and the UV Stretch Tool6:341 credit or ad
- The Displacement Brush / Soften / Pinch and Inflate Tools6:031 credit or ad
- The Brush Tool and Export Bump Tool pt. 16:391 credit or ad
- The Brush Tool and Export Bump Tool pt. 24:201 credit or ad