Additional polygon creation tools including Edge Tool, Append Polygon and Polygon Tool. (9:30)

     Edge Tool
          Menu: Create > Edge Tool
     Selecting Viewport Layout
          Menu: Display > Viewport Layout
          Hotkeys: Ctrl + Left (horizontal split)
              Ctrl + Right (vertical split)
              Right (3-view layout, right)
              Left (3-view layout, left)
              Down (4-view layout)
     Shifting Between Viewports
          Menu: Display > Viewport Camera
          Hotkeys:
              1 (Perspective)
              2 (Front)
              3 (Bottom)
              4 (Left)
              5 (Top)
              6 (Right)
              7 (Back)
     Snap to Grid
          Menu: Selection > Snapping > Grid
          Hotkey: Ctrl + '
     Append Polygon
          Menu: Modify > Append > Append Polygon
          Hotkey: P
     Cut Tool
          (Also called Connect, Join, and Split)
          Menu: Modify > Cut
          Hotkey: X
     Polygon Tool
          Menu: Create > Polygon Tool
     Extrude
          Menu: Modify > Extrude
          Hotkey: Z
     Subdivision
          Menu: Subdivision > Subdive and Unsubdivide
          Hotkey: C (subdivide), V (unsubdivide)
     Tweak
          Select an element, then hold down Ctrl + LMB for free-form tweaks.
     Merge
          Menu: Modify > Merge
          Hotkey: Ctrl + M
     Exit a Tool
          Hotkey: Esc

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