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This process works best when all edges are on the same plane. The edges you
select as boundaries cannot be shared by two faces. For example, you cannot
close the center hole in a mesh torus.
NOTE You can sometimes close gaps in mesh by smoothing the object, by using
MESHCOLLAPSE, or by splitting adjacent faces (MESHSPLIT).
See also:
■ Tips for Working with Mesh on page 1189
To delete faces from a mesh object
1 Press Ctrl+click one of the following mesh subobject types:
■ To remove only that face, click the face.
■ To remove adjacent faces, click their shared edge.
■ To remove all faces that share a vertex, click the vertex.
NOTE If you cannot select the subobject you want, verify whether subobject
selection filtering is turned on for a different subobject type. (Right-click in
the drawing area and click Subobject Selection Filter.)
2 Press Delete.
NOTE You can also remove mesh faces with the ERASE command.
To repair a hole in a mesh object
1 Click Mesh tab ➤ Mesh Edit panel ➤ Close Hole.
2 Select contiguous edges to serve as the boundary for the mesh face that
will span the gap.
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