3D Pie chart in Illustrator CS5

1) Make a Pie graph with values 1,1,1,1.
2) Go to 3D Extrude & Bevel Options
3) Use default settings just change "Bevel" to "Classic"
4) Press OK and watch your graph to f.ck up.
Alternative:
3) Use default settings just change "Bevel" to anything else then "None" or ""Classic"
4a) Wait several minutes to get Illustrators favorite "out of RAM"
4b) Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and kill Illustrator
Seriously, Adobe, just select all the files regarding Illustrator, press shift+del and start all over...this software is fubared.

Huh?

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