having trouble with grid fill

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December 12, 2024 at 1:11 pm #19365
Adam Tracksler
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I’m on the part making the head. I have 21 verts and 20 edges in my newly created horizontal edge. The curved edge of the shell has 21 verts and 20 edges as well. When I do the grid fill, I get no new faces created. I do get an error that says “select two edge loops or a single closed edge loop from which two edge loops can be calculated.” I do have two edge loops… I’m a bit stumped.
December 12, 2024 at 1:20 pm #91835
Omar Domenech
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I think it has to be an even number of vertices. Try making the count 20 vertices and try filling again and see if that helps.
December 13, 2024 at 2:18 am #91836
Martin Bergwerf
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Hi Adam @atracksler ,

could you post a Screenshot of what you are trying to fill, please?

Trying to describe Topology leaves to many questions unanswered.

(Also make sure, that the two Edge Loops belong to the same Object.)
December 13, 2024 at 9:48 am #91837
Adam Tracksler
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https://vimeo.com/1038964049/54cdb6437b?share=copy

Here’s a video of everything I’m doing.
December 13, 2024 at 10:13 am #91838
Martin Bergwerf
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HI Adam,

Thanks for the video!

Here’s where you go wrong:

You have only 1 Vertex Selected, when you try to Merge.
December 13, 2024 at 10:15 am #91839
Omar Domenech
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It seems the issue is, when you extrude the vertex and you merge, you forgot to select both vertices for they could be merged. You have to go into wireframe so you can select them both vertices that are one on top of the other in order for them to merge properly.
December 13, 2024 at 10:43 am #91840
Adam Tracksler
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It looks like the issue is when I extrude and lock to the second vertex. When I select the vertices that should be overlapping, only one vertex is selected. If I move one vertex, I can select two, and the whole thing works (albeit changing the geo a bit). Why cant I select both verts when I snap them?
December 13, 2024 at 10:48 am #91841
Adam Tracksler
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Sorry – I missed Omar’s reply. That worked!!!

Thanks.
December 13, 2024 at 1:04 pm #91842
Martin Bergwerf
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Another method would be to Extrude the one Vertex (just a bit, don’t move it all the way over the other Vertex) and then SHIFT+Select the other one and then M > Merge > At Last.
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