New guy questions - Modo workflow, specifically

 From:  WarrenM
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SO GOOD, thank you! That worked. I'll try to keep that in mind in the future then. Now I want to dive back in and see what I can get away with. :P

Thanks a ton for your awesome replies! You're really going above and beyond here and I appreciate it.

Random question : Are the bolded lines important in terms of how easily one will be able to work with the mesh? Like, should I be trying to hide those behind other geometry when possible or anything like that? Or are they purely decorative?