Shading

Mode

Object Mode

Menu

Object ‣ Shade Smooth

Notice that the outline of the object is still strongly faceted. Activating the smoothing features does not actually modify the object’s geometry; it changes the way the shading is calculated across the surfaces (normals will be interpolated), giving the illusion of a smooth surface.

Select the Shade Flat item in the Object menu to revert the shading back (normals will be constant) to that shown in the first image above.

See also

The mesh property.

Shade Flat

Mode

Object Mode

Menu

Object ‣ Shade Flat