Supose we have this scenario:
Why the Connect vertices action has no effect but the Make Edge/Face action does?
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
2
-
3$\begingroup$ I'd say Vertex Connect uses exhisting geometry to cut it through, and this doesn't exhist here. $\endgroup$– Mr ZakCommented Aug 22, 2015 at 22:27
-
2$\begingroup$ @MrZak That is the answer, you should post that. It's basically a lazy, simplified version of the knife tool. $\endgroup$– iKlsRCommented Aug 23, 2015 at 1:06
Add a comment
|
1 Answer
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
0
The difference between them is that Connect Vertices tool cuts through already exhisting geometry (just like Knife Tool), whereas Make Edge/Face creates new one.
In the proposed scenario it's hard to see the difference, so to better demonstrate it I used side of the cube.
Connect Vertices
The tool will cut through exhisting geometry based on selected vertices which belong to the same face (so if I selected 3 vertices where one vertice per face, there wouldn't be any effect)
Connect Vertex Path
(I decided to put it also here because for some time I couldn't get the difference)
The result of using Connect Vertex Path command (J). The order of selecting vertices is important; whether vertices belong to the same face is not. The adjacent faces were splitted, becoming tris now.
Make Edge/Face
Make Edge/Face (F) will simply create new face there atop of exhisting one, not splitting anything.
