Thanks Michael.
It follows, for how I generally work, that I dont really need to add this extra "worry detail" to my methods.

Obviosly I am trying this Helm idea as well.
When I try to boolean the holes in the helm I also get a set of holes at the back--seems very odd?

I guess I worked it out. You have to start with an extrudedobject before starting the array!
Anyway, quite happy with the quick exercise as per the jpeg. More learning into the basket.

And some rendering fun with Carrara5Pro.

Hi Brian,

> When I try to boolean the holes in the helm I also get a
> set of holes at the back--seems very odd?

It looks like you figured it out already, but just in case - what seems to have happened here is you arrayed not only your cylinder, but the original circle curve that created the cylinder as well.

Then probably those circle curves got selected as cutting objects in addition to the cylinders.

When you use a curve as a cutting object in a boolean operation, it will slice all the way through the object, it won't only cut just the front side of it.

Nice flag at the top, you are really getting the hang of things!

- Michael