PlyEdit: F - Filling
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| ==== {{key|F}} - Filling All Holes ==== | ==== {{key|F}} - Filling All Holes ==== | ||
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| + | Type {{key2|F|F}} to fill all visible holes. You will be prompted for the number of holes to leave, so type something in and hit {{key|Enter}}, and all but that number of the largest holes will be filled. Just hit {{key|Enter}} if you really do want all visible holes filled. | ||
| ==== {{key|P}} - Protecting Holes ==== | ==== {{key|P}} - Protecting Holes ==== | ||
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| + | You can protect holes from being filled with {{key2|F|P}}. {{key|LMB}} stretch a box over some holes and they'll turn from blue to red, indicating their protected status. Do the same again to unprotect those holes. | ||
| ==== {{key|U}} - Unprotect All Holes ==== | ==== {{key|U}} - Unprotect All Holes ==== | ||
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| + | You can unprotect all holes, making them fillable, with {{key2|F|U}}. | ||
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| + | The auto fill its a excellent way to fill a large number of small holes quickly, but for complex holes you may want more control over the fill shape. The {{key|N}} key can be used to fill individual holes. | ||
| ==== {{key|N}} - Go To Next Hole ==== | ==== {{key|N}} - Go To Next Hole ==== | ||
| {{img|PlyEdit-fill2.png|Filling A Hole}} | {{img|PlyEdit-fill2.png|Filling A Hole}} | ||
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| + | Typing {{key|N}} will focus the view onto the next unfilled hole, and a new menu of key commands is displayed (see {{fig}}). | ||
| ==== {{key|T}} - Triangulate ==== | ==== {{key|T}} - Triangulate ==== | ||
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Holes in the mesh are outlined in blue. There are a hand-full of hole filling operations, all accessed via the <F> key.
 Fig 1. Filling Menu Fig 1 shows you what you get once you have hit the <F> key; a count of the number of visible holes, followed by a menu of further key commands down the bottom of the screen. <F> - Filling All HolesType <F><F> to fill all visible holes. You will be prompted for the number of holes to leave, so type something in and hit <Enter>, and all but that number of the largest holes will be filled. Just hit <Enter> if you really do want all visible holes filled. <P> - Protecting HolesYou can protect holes from being filled with <F><P>. <LMB> stretch a box over some holes and they'll turn from blue to red, indicating their protected status. Do the same again to unprotect those holes. <U> - Unprotect All HolesYou can unprotect all holes, making them fillable, with <F><U>. The auto fill its a excellent way to fill a large number of small holes quickly, but for complex holes you may want more control over the fill shape. The <N> key can be used to fill individual holes. <N> - Go To Next Hole Fig 2. Filling A Hole Typing <N> will focus the view onto the next unfilled hole, and a new menu of key commands is displayed (see Fig 2). <T> - Triangulate Fig 3. Triangulate Loop <B> - Bridge<Backspace> - Unbridge or Delete Edge<Space-Backspace> - Eat Back All Edges<Home> - View Focus<Enter> - Stop Filling |