[laughingnome]

hi boris,
the point of the tutorial is not the final object but rather technique.
in this case using the line tools and copy/ paste to create a section curve in an exact geometry.
as with any model theres always several way to create the same thing using different technique ,my method gives you many more options for example i can smooth the model any way i want i can also change the section curve very easily using the new selection and dissociate tools,my method is also less polygon heavy than your method though not as fast i agree
my thanks for the input )

stu