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1.0.3. Normals

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Imagine that a friend is asked to draw on the front face of a blank sheet of paper. How could you determine which is the front face of a blank sheet if both sides are equal? This is why Normals exist. 

A Normal corresponds to a perpendicular vector on the surface of a polygon which is used to determine the direction or orientation of a face or vertex. 

In Maya, the object Normals are visualized by selecting the property Vertex Normals. This allows us to see where a vertex points in space and determines the hardness level between the different faces of an object.

(Fig. 1.0.3a. Graphical representation of the Normals for each vertex)

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