Command entry: 
Modify panel

Make a patch selection.

Modifier List

Delete Patch
Command entry:Make a selection.

Modifiers menu

Patch/Spline Editing

Delete
Delete Patch provides parametric deletion based on the current sub-object level in the stack. The possible choices are vertices,
edges, patches, and elements. Apply the Delete Patch modifier to delete the geometry specified at that sub-object level.
For example, you can apply a Patch Select modifier, select a row of patches in a patch sphere, and then apply a Delete Patch
modifier to delete those patches. To undo the deletion, remove the Delete Patch modifier.
Procedures
Example: To delete a patch in a sphere:
- Create a sphere.
- Right-click the sphere, and on the quad menu, choose Convert To
Convert To Editable Patch.
- On the
Modify panel, in Editable Patch, choose the Patch sub-object level, and
select a patch.
- In the Modifier List, choose the Delete Patch modifier.
This deletes the selected patch.
To undo the deletion,
remove the Delete Patch modifier.
Interface
There are no parameters for this modifier.