edge cutting problem

Technical Support Modeling
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hiii

  1. when I was cutting the edge (ie. when i select two edges and subdevide) it create another edge next to the one i subdivide. Why is it… Idotn want that subdivision.

  2. Are there any tool which i can delete the edge only. now if I delete teh edge the etire face is also getting deleted.

expecting a reply

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Well…if an edge is part of a face, how could you delete the edge while leaving the Face ???
You can select the edge, press Delete and select Edges and Faces : the vertices remain.

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Hi gweniv,
Thanks for the reply,
You said true. But some programes like Max and maya support this function. where u can easily "Remove " an edge leaving the face as it is. so I thought if its there something like that kind of utitlity it would be really great!

and another thing which i am having the problem with blnder is when ever i subdivide two edges (smiliar like cut tool in max and maya) it create another edge next to that. Why is it? can u please tell me that? Can i avoid that using some other technique?
regards

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Mmmm i dont experience that on my Blender.
I ve tried with 2 parallel running edges (not connected to one another), select them with the edge button on and WKEY -> subdivide and i than have a vertice created in the middle of each edge, but no additionnal edge nearby…

Can you post a pic of this ? i would maybe help to visualise it better

Sorry i cant help you on that…

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I found that link…:
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/BlenderDev/EdgeSubdivision

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I think Blender doesn’t support N-gons. So every poly has four vertices at most. That’s why there are visible edges added.

Another problem I found is being unable to cut a new edge between existing vertices across a face. So you have to cut next to them and then merge? Also when you move around and the triangulation isn’t ok you have delete the face and draw again.

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You might find the Cut Edge Loop (ctrl-r) and Delete Edge Loop (shows up in X after doing an alt-rmb edge select) useful. They probably add more detail than you WANT, but they tend to do it in a controlled manner compared to just subdividing a bit.

Also, you can make fake ngons with ctrl-F if you want to hide icky subdivision areas.

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Thanks! :slight_smile:

I found out I can use F where I want an edge.