tool for displaying face orientation

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looo
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tool for displaying face orientation

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I need a "show normals tool". Is there allready a command or Macro for this?
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Re: tool for displaying face orientation

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No, there is no specific tool for this. But it's quite simple to display it: select the object, go to the property editor and change the value for "Lighting" from "Two side" to "One side". Now the bottom of a face becomes dark.
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Re: tool for displaying face orientation

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thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for.
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