Why does the face look weird after inset and shade smooth?

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i am trying my first thing without a tutorial. I am beginner. Im making this stove and i want to add a little bump on the side. I inset this face, then inset again and raised it a little. After I shade smooth, the rest of the face ends up looking weird. I would appreciate a lesson :)

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score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 19 '23 at 22:19

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You need to apply the scale to that object in Object mode. Press the N key which will bring up the R/H properties bar and then click the Item tab (arrowed). You'll see that the Scale of the object isn't the same in each direction.

Hilight the object and hit Ctrl-A which will bring up the Apply menu. Select Scale and the scale will change to 1.000 for X, Y and Z and the shading on your object will now be correct.

This is important both for insetting faces and using the Bevel modifier in this case.

answered Sep 19 '23 at 22:19

John Eason

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Ok Great! So it's always a good rule of thumb to apply scale? – 1aoxomoxoa1 Sep 22 '23 at 11:48
Yes! Read through the answers here: https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/28558/scaling-in-object-and-edit-mode – John Eason Sep 22 '23 at 13:17
Thanks for this reference and answer, I learned something! – 1aoxomoxoa1 Sep 23 '23 at 09:55

Why does the face look weird after inset and shade smooth?

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