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Close Polygon Hole
Closing a polygon hole.
Poor old Meg from the Objects > Object Library menu has stumbled over a loose bit of carpeting
and hit the oor with a thud. And now there’s a gaping hole in her forehead! But there’s no need for
surgery — CINEMA 4D’s Close Polygon tool can soon patch up Meg to look as good as new.
The Close Polygon Hole tool works in all three modes (point, edge and polygon). To use the tool,
move the mouse pointer over the hole. A yellow polygon preview will appear that closes the hole.
Click the mouse button to create the polygon. An n-gon will be created if necessary, as in the case
of Meg, above.
Create Polygon
This tool allows you to create new polygon surfaces. A selection is not required. Also, in contrast
to previous versions of CINEMA 4D, existing object points are not required. However, you may nd
it easier to position the points accurately if you create and position them prior to using the Create
Polygon tool.
Click in each position where there should be a corner point; the bottom example shows the creation of
an n-gon without existing points (‘7’ demonstrates use of the Ctrl-click shortcut to add a point between
existing points).