# Outlines from a face?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/outlines-from-a-face/394>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/outlines-from-a-face/394 "2016-08-30T19:42:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Apixel1234](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/apixel1234/32/336_2.png) [@Apixel1234](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Apixel1234)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/outlines-from-a-face/394/1 "2016-08-30T19:42:19Z")

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Hello, me again!

Is it possible to extract an outline from a face, in order to edit it further? Or can one only turn outlines into faces but not go in the other direction?

Thank you!

Andres

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/outlines-from-a-face/394/2 "2016-08-31T08:28:43Z")

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You can’t extract outlines. Why do you need that?

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**Author:** ![Apixel1234](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/apixel1234/32/336_2.png) [@Apixel1234](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Apixel1234)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/outlines-from-a-face/394/3 "2016-08-31T08:53:57Z")

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Hello again,

When I don’t know exactly what I’m modeling, (creative not technical) I like to start with a more basic shape, then create cross sections of it, and then tweak the cross sections to then make a more complex loft out of the tweaked outlines. ( this is coming from my nurbs/polygon modeling experience )