in order to make "curved shapes", you should hopefully know a bit of geometry.

in order to make "curved shapes", you should hopefully know a bit of geometry.

A circle is (sometimes) considered to be a regular polygon with an infinite number of sides. A regular polygon is a polygon with all sides having the same length and angle.

*A circle is (sometimes) considered to be a regular polygon with an infinite number of sides. A regular polygon is a polygon with all sides having the same length and angle.

A quick exercise: think of a regular triangle, then a square, and just add a side to the shape each time. It will start looking more and more like a circle.

*A quick exercise: think of a regular triangle, then a square, and just add a side to the shape each time. It will start looking more and more like a circle.

This is a dodecagon, a polygon with 12 sides: [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/images/eps-gif/Dodecagon_1000.gif] it looks a lot like a circle.

*This is a dodecagon, a polygon with 12 sides: [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/images/eps-gif/Dodecagon_1000.gif] it looks a lot like a circle.

By using either the Q button or the scroll wheel in Sandbox, we can make octagons.

*By using either the Q button or the scroll wheel in Sandbox, we can make octagons.

Watch this Youtube video from Cube 2 to understand: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja4842aIDnA]

*Watch this Youtube video from Cube 2 to understand: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja4842aIDnA]