Fill not connecting vertices

[Rachel Richardson]

For some reason, instead of connecting two vertices with an edge, it causes a new face to be formed on the side of the console or no edge connection pops up at all. Any reason why this is doing this?

[Charles]

Are you pressing J to join rather than F to fill?

I don’t know exactly what you’re trying to connect but the position of the vertices is messed up in that screenshot – if that the before or after?

[Martin Bergwerf]

Hi Rachel @rayenic ,

Make sure that the whole Mesh is 1 Object (if not: Switch to Object Mode. Select the 2 or more Objects and press CTRL+J. Then return to Edit Mode and try again.)

If you have Added the inner parts (screen & Co.) in Object Mode, they are their own (separate) Objects. You can be in Edit Mode on more than 1 Object at the same time, but you cannot connect them (with F, for instance).

[Omar Domenech]

I think Rachel means that those two vertices that you see selected on the screenshot, when you hit F only an edge should be formed between them, instead a face is being added, not just an edge to connect those two vertices. I think that is just Blender assumes you want to fill the whole thing and saves you a step. Sometimes those macro functions work against you, sometimes they save you time. 

[Martin Bergwerf]

Omar, “…those two vertices that you see selected on the screenshot…” I can see 3 Selected Vertices  and I think there are more (I suspect some double Vertices as well), but the ‘cross’ and side not connecting, smells like more than one Object to me…

[Omar Domenech]

A video screen recording could be great to diagnose the mystery Rachel. 

[Rachel Richardson]

Sorry for keeping you waiting! Yes, it looks like I forgot to join the objects before filling. Thanks for the assistance.

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