Missing Faces Tool Guides and Options

Missing Faces Tool Guides

The following tool guides help step you through the process. Use the Tab key to cycle through them. As soon as the tool guide switches, the cursor may change to reflect the active guide.


Select Problem	The Select Problem tool guide is active by default. This tool guide allows you to select problem areas that are automatically found by the tool.
Select Geometry	The Select Geometry tool guide allows you to select edges between faces that were not automatically found. Hold Ctrl to select multiple edges or box select in the design area.
Exclude Problem	The Exclude Problem tool guide allows you to exclude areas from selection and fixing.
Complete	The Complete tool guide creates new faces in areas that are highlighted.

Missing Faces Tool Options

The following options are available:


Minimum angle	The minimum angle between all neighboring edge pairs in the potential missing face edge loop.
Minimum distance	The minimum distance between all of edges in the potential missing face edge loop.
Fill	Fix the missing face by extending neighboring faces until they intersect.
Patch	Fix the missing face by creating a new face through the bounding edges of neighboring faces. Faces with a high level of detail on a boundary may have one or more short edges. To make a smooth patch on a boundary, short edges are automatically removed when patching.
Allow multiple faces	Fix a hole in the surface with two or more missing faces.