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Add small pictures of prism, sphere and cone brushes
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Expand Up @@ -285,14 +285,26 @@ more complex shapes. To create one of these shapes, first define a regular
cuboid brush covering the volume you want the new shape to occupy, then choose
the appropriate option from the *Brush* menu:

*Prism*:: An n-sided approximation of a cylinder, with the axis of the cylinder
[options="autowidth"]
|===
|image:6Prism.png[]|
*Prism*

An n-sided approximation of a cylinder, with the axis of the cylinder
aligned with the current 2D view.

*Cone*:: A tapered n-sided cone, which always points upwards regardless of the
2D view axis.
|image:6Cone.png[]|
*Cone*

A tapered n-sided cone, which always points upwards regardless of the
2D view axis.

*Sphere*:: A rotationally symmetric n-sided approximation of a sphere, with the
axis of rotation pointing upwards.
|image:6Sphere.png[]|
*Sphere*

A rotationally symmetric n-sided approximation of a sphere, with the
axis of rotation pointing upwards.
|===

While these shapes can be useful for certain architectural modelling, remember
that brushes are always flat-shaded and are not generally a good substitute for
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Expand Up @@ -903,25 +903,32 @@ <h4 id="_more_complex_brush_shapes">More complex brush shapes</h4>
cuboid brush covering the volume you want the new shape to occupy, then choose
the appropriate option from the <strong>Brush</strong> menu:</p>
</div>
<div class="dlist">
<dl>
<dt class="hdlist1"><strong>Prism</strong></dt>
<dd>
<p>An n-sided approximation of a cylinder, with the axis of the cylinder
aligned with the current 2D view.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><strong>Cone</strong></dt>
<dd>
<p>A tapered n-sided cone, which always points upwards regardless of the
2D view axis.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><strong>Sphere</strong></dt>
<dd>
<p>A rotationally symmetric n-sided approximation of a sphere, with the
axis of rotation pointing upwards.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</div>
<table class="tableblock frame-all grid-all">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><span class="image"><img src="img/6Prism.png" alt="6Prism"></span></p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><strong>Prism</strong>
</p><p class="tableblock">An n-sided approximation of a cylinder, with the axis of the cylinder
aligned with the current 2D view.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><span class="image"><img src="img/6Cone.png" alt="6Cone"></span></p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><strong>Cone</strong>
</p><p class="tableblock">A tapered n-sided cone, which always points upwards regardless of the
2D view axis.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><span class="image"><img src="img/6Sphere.png" alt="6Sphere"></span></p></td>
<td class="tableblock halign-left valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><strong>Sphere</strong>
</p><p class="tableblock">A rotationally symmetric n-sided approximation of a sphere, with the
axis of rotation pointing upwards.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div class="paragraph">
<p>While these shapes can be useful for certain architectural modelling, remember
that brushes are always flat-shaded and are not generally a good substitute for
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</div>
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