To Work With Reshaping Mesh Faces

 
 
 

Split a Mesh Face

  1. Click Mesh tabMesh Edit panelSplit Face.
  2. Click the mesh face that you want to split.
  3. To snap to a vertex of the face, enter v (Vertex).
  4. Click the location where you want to start the split.
  5. Click a second location to end the split.

    The mesh face is split along the boundary you specified. Surrounding faces are adjusted.

Merge a Mesh Face

  1. Click Mesh tab Mesh Edit panelMerge Face.
  2. On a mesh object, select two or more mesh faces and press Enter.

    The selected faces are combined to form a single face.

Extrude a Mesh Face

  1. Click Mesh tabMesh Edit panelExtrude Face.
  2. To review or change the extrusion method, press s (Setting) and set one of the following options:
    • To keep adjacent faces joined as you extend them, enter y (Yes).
    • To extend adjacent faces separately, enter n (No).
  3. Click one or more mesh faces and press Enter.
  4. Specify the amount of extrusion using one of the following methods:
    • (Single face extrusion only) Press Enter to set the extrusion dynamically.
    • Enter a value to indicate the height or depth of the extrusion and press Enter.

    The selected face is extruded.

Collapse a Mesh Face

  1. Click Mesh tab Mesh Edit panel Mesh Edit drop-down Collapse Face or Edge .
  2. Select a mesh face or edge.
    NOTE: If you cannot select a face or edge, verify whether subobject selection filtering is turned on for a different subobject type. (Right-click the drawing area and click Subobject Selection Filter.)

    The vertices of the face or edge that you selected are collapsed to a single point.

Spin the Shared Edge of Triangular Mesh Faces

  1. Click Mesh tab Mesh Edit panel Mesh Edit drop-down Spin Triangle Face.
  2. Select two triangular mesh faces that are adjacent to one another.

    The edge shared by the original triangles rotates, or spins, to connect two different vertices.