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Switch to
Solid View
mode (
Z
) and rotate the view with the keys on the number pad
to inspect the bottom of the vase. The shape has a big hole in it that will need to be
closed to make this object printable:
There is a trick for selecting whole loops like this very quickly, which will make
filling in the hole easy:
1.
With the view adjusted so that the hole in the bottom is visible, press
Alt
and
right-click
on an edge of the hole to select the whole loop.
2.
Press
F
to create a new face with the selected vertices:
There is another hole inside the body that can be filled in the same way, but will need
to be done in
Wireframe
mode (
Z
). Once in
Wireframe
mode, zoom in where the noses
meet and look for the loop of points inside the body. Then, same as for the other area,
loop select (
Alt
+
right-click
) the hole and make a face from the selection (
F
).
Whenever vertices, lines, or faces are deleted, there will likely be holes
in the shape. It is important to catch and close these holes or there is a
chance the shape will not print. Exploring how to find these problems
in files downloaded online will be explored in a later chapter.