Gimpdome

Err....somethings wrong here. I think I have the wrong AoI version or something cause I don't see no free selection thingy or mesh in edit. And when I do the 0.5 it turns it into a flat square..lol

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Just to make sure, after you created your sphere, you should set the Triangle mesh tolerance to .05, not .5.  I tried .5 and didn't get a flat square, but it was a freaky lookin' sphere! 

To get the the free selection mode/triangle mesh editor I was referring to, once you convert your sphere to a triangle mesh, then double-click on the name of the sphere in the Object List....the same name you right clicked on to convert it to a triangle mesh.  That will open up the sphere in the triangle mesh editor and you'll have access to the freehand selection tool that I was talking about.

See, I give you my heart and you flatten it with a .5 mesh tolerance....my life will never be the same  :'( No3Dringforyou! 

Very cool!  Glad you got it to work.  You've redeemed yourself!