Blender Secrets - Holes with Quad Topology

If you want to avoid n-gons and boolean artefacts, modeling with quads is the way to go. First you need to add some more edge loops. For a round hole, you don't actually need that many loops. 3 edge loops per side of this cube will do. This video shows you the method.

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