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Deform a polygonal mesh

Modifying polygon meshes

Fill holes in a polygon mesh

 

User Guide > Modeling > Polygonal Modeling > Editing polygons > Modifying polygon meshes > 

Make a hole in a polygon face

You can create a hole in a selected polygon face in the shape of a second face using the Make Hole Tool.

Making a hole in a face does not increase the number of faces in your polygonal model or change the component indexing for its vertices, edges, or faces. This can be especially important when applying color-per-vertex, or when importing foreign polygonal objects.

You can also make a hole in a face as you draw it. See Create a polygon face with a hole.

To make a hole in the shape of a second face

1. Select Mesh > Make Hole Tool.
2. You can optionally set the way in which the hole will interact with the faces by selecting a Make Hole Tool option (First, Middle, Second, Project First, Project Middle, Project Second, or None).
3. Click the face indicator in the center of the face that you want to make a hole in.
4. Click the face indicator in the center of the face that you want to make the hole in the shape of.

   

5. Press to make the hole.

   

You can also create a hole in a single object by selecting faces on either side.

To create a hole in a polygon as you draw it

1. Select Mesh > Create Polygon Tool.
2. In the scene view, click to place the vertices for the polygon, but do not press Enter when you place the last vertex. Instead, do the following:
   • Hold the ctrl key and click to place the first vertex of the hole.
   • Release the ctrl key and click to place the remaining vertices for the hole.
   • When you have finished drawing the hole, press Enter to finish the polygon.

     

     

     

You can also make a hole in an existing face with the Make Hole Tool.