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Deform a polygonal mesh
Modifying polygon meshes
Fill holes in a polygon mesh
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
- Select
Mesh > Make Hole Tool.
- 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).
- Click
the face indicator in the center of the face that you want to make
a hole in.
- Click
the face indicator in the center of the face that you want to make
the hole in the shape of.
- Press to make
the hole.
You can also create a hole in a single object
by selecting faces on either side.
NoteIf you want to make a hole using a shape
face that is not in the same mesh as the face you’re making a hole
in, you must combine the faces (select both meshes and choose
Mesh > Combine)
before using
Make Hole.
To create a hole in a polygon
as you draw it
- Select
Mesh > Create Polygon Tool.
- 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.