Need help with smoothing

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I could really use someone’s help with a a concept I just can’t seem to grasp. I am trying to smooth out an object so that when I render it, it doesn’t show the angles and looks more rounded. The problem I am having is that whenever I try to smooth the object, it comes out all deformed.

I have included this picture to illustrate. I want the top to be smooth like a cone and the sides to be smooth like a cylinder. I just can’t figure out how to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy278/fierobuff/For%20Sale/testmesh.jpg

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Set the shading to smooth but add an Edge Split modifier. You may need to adjust the smooth angle or mark some of the edges as sharp.
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Manual/Modifiers/Mesh/EdgeSplit
You may want to add a Subsurf modifier below the edge-split to get a smoother appearance.

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smooth.blend (548 KB)

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If you are using blender 2.5 press T for the tool menu, then find the button that says “smooth”.

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Thank you for opening my eyes to the edgesplit modifier and the T tool shortcut. I really appreciate the help. Everything works perfectly now.