Duplicate polygon faces
 
 
 

The Duplicate Face feature lets you copy one or more polygon faces in a mesh. You can duplicate faces and specify that the duplicates become polygon shells within the existing mesh or form a new separate polygon mesh.

To duplicate polygon faces

  1. Select the faces to duplicate and choose Edit Mesh > Duplicate Face > .
  2. Set the Duplicate Face options as follows:
  3. Click Duplicate.

    The action creates a node and switches to the Show Manipulator tool.

  4. Do any of the following:

Keeping faces together when duplicating

The Keep Faces Together option ( Edit Mesh > Keep Faces Together) controls how Maya treats the edges of adjacent faces. When Keep Faces Together is on, the faces expand so their edges stay connected. When Keep Faces Together is off, the duplicated faces are disconnected.

NoteWhen Keep Faces Together is off, each face becomes a separate mesh.

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