How to fill a hole in Blender
Guide for 3D modeling in?Blender
This post may contain affiliate links, where I may receive a small commission if you purchase something through following the link, at no cost to you.
There are many ways to fill a hole in Blender. I will show you four methods. None of them are wrong; some are just quicker than others.
HOW TO FILL A HOLE IN?BLENDER
Switch from the object mode to edit mode with TAB or click where the arrow is pointing.
In the first method, we will choose vertices.?
Switch to selecting vertices by clicking where the arrow is pointing, or by pressing 1 on your Numpad.
We want to fill this hole in the first example.?
To do that, we need to select vertices. We select vertices by clicking the LMB (left mouse button) on one of the vertices.
When it is colored white (or orange), as shown in this example, you know that the vertex is selected.
As I mentioned in the previous sentence, vertex is selected also when it is colored orange.?
So what is the difference between white and orange?color?
If the vertex is colored white, it means that particular vertex is currently active (indicating it was the last one clicked).?
If the vertex is colored orange, it signifies that it’s selected, but not currently active (suggesting you’ve clicked on other vertices after selecting it).
If we click on another vertex immediately, the first one will become unselected. If we want to select more than one vertex at the same time, we hold “SHIFT” and select vertices one by one with the LMB.
When we have selected all the vertices that we want to fill, just click “F” to fill the hole.
That is it! You learned the first method, how to fill a hole in Blender.
Now let’s learn the second method.
2. The second method:
Switch from the object mode to edit mode with TAB.
Switch to selecting edges by clicking where the arrow is pointing, or by pressing 2 on your Numpad.
We want to fill this hole in the second example.
To do that, we need to select edges. We select edges by clicking the LMB (left mouse button) on one of the edges.
When it is colored orange (or white), as shown in this example, you know that the edge is selected.
Just as it was with vertices, if the edge is colored white, it means that particular edge is currently active (indicating it was the last one clicked).
If the edge is colored orange, it signifies that it’s selected, but not currently active (suggesting you’ve clicked on other edges after selecting it).
If we click on another edge immediately, the first one will become unselected. If we want to select more than one edges at the same time, we hold “SHIFT” and select edges one by one with the LMB.
When we have selected all the edges that we want to fill, just click “F” to fill the hole.
That is it! You learned the second method, how to fill a hole in Blender.
It is easy to fill all four holes using either the first or the second method.
领英推荐
But what if we have a slightly different situation, as in the next example?
It’s time to learn the third method.
3. The third method:
In this example, I added a new loop in the middle of the cube to show you how to use a third method to fill the holes.
Switch from object mode to edit mode with TAB.
Change from selecting vertices to selecting edges with Numpad 2, if you haven’t already.
Fill the top and bottom parts with an “F” as we previously learned.
We filled those two holes so we could get this loop.
If we hadn’t filled it, we would have gotten a loop like this instead.
So now, after filling the top and bottom parts, select the first loop by holding “ALT” and clicking “LMB” on any edge of the loop.? Click “CTRL+F” and choose GRID FILL.
Why did we use GRID FILL instead of just “F” for?FILL?
We don’t want this to happen.
We want to have this edge as well.
That’s it! Now you’ve learned how to use GRID FILL.?
It’s time for the fourth and final method for today.?
Let’s go! This one is the easiest and quickest.
4. The fourth method:
Switch from object mode to edit mode with TAB.
Change from selecting vertices to selecting edges with Numpad 2, if you haven’t already.?
Don’t forget to do this because this method doesn’t work otherwise.
Select the first loop by holding “ALT” and clicking “LMB” on any edge of the loop. We want to select the second loop while having still selected the first one.
So while still holding “ALT” press “SHIFT”, click “LMB” on any edge of the loop.
Click the RMB (Right mouse button) and choose BRIDGE EDGE LOOPS.
That is it! I told you it is the easiest one.
That is all for today’s lesson.
If you want to check out my YouTube channel, you can on this link.
Also, I made a whole video about “How to fill a holes in Blender” so you can also check it out.
If you enjoyed this article, you can support me by buying me a coffee once or by becoming one of my supporters. By becoming a supporter, you’ll get access to all my past and future 3D models, answers to your Blender-related questions, specific tutorials upon request, and much more.
If you want 10% discount on your BlenderKit subscription
use my affiliate link: https://www.blenderkit.com/r/satales3d/
If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments.