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I'm very new to Blender and I have these phantom vertices/edges in my mesh. The vertices are visible in Object Mode and but not in Edit Mode, so I cannot manage to select and delete them like I would a normal point. It also does not seem to affect the structure when I'm viewing it with a texture. Could someone explain how it got to be like this and how to get fix it?

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Thank you!

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  • $\begingroup$ Do you have any modifiers on your object ? $\endgroup$
    – lemon
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 18:20
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, it is mirrored on the X axis. $\endgroup$
    – user25196
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 18:25
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    $\begingroup$ So this is probably the mirrored part that you see in shadow... if that's it nothing to delete here. $\endgroup$
    – lemon
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 18:27
  • $\begingroup$ I've made sure it wasn't just the mirror's shadow. My bottom two pictures relay this best, though it is hard to spot. I'd be nice to take a video and rotate it for everyone, but that seems like a lot of work for what's probably a simple issue. $\endgroup$
    – user25196
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 18:32
  • $\begingroup$ Can you share the blend file ? $\endgroup$
    – lemon
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 18:33

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I believe that the vertex is hidden. To hide something, you select it and key H. This can easily be done by accidentally hitting H on your way to G (grab/translate). Hiding is useful for working on one part of your mesh while not having to work around or Wireframe through other parts. To un-hide, for lack of a better phrase, key Alt + H.

Once you've un-hidden, key X and select Verticies or perhaps Edges in your case.

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  • $\begingroup$ This was the issue. Thank you very much! I probably did exactly what you mentioned and hit H instead of G. $\endgroup$
    – user25196
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 18:33
  • $\begingroup$ @user25196 Always glad to help. Thank you very much for accepting! $\endgroup$
    – Shady Puck
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 18:34
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You can select it by pressing Z first, I'm assuming that you're already in Edit Mode, if not, press Tab to got to Edit Mode, this will allow you to view your object in wireframe, you can select that vertex, then press X and choose Vertex.

You can also switch to Faces instead of Vertices, press Ctrl + Tab while in Edit Mode, and choose Faces, each face in the 3D View has a dot in it's center, you can select these faces, then delete them using X and choosing Faces.

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  • $\begingroup$ This will work to delete any other vertex on my mesh, except the one pointed out in my pictures. I've noticed it does not have a small black dot at its tip if that is any indicator. $\endgroup$
    – user25196
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 18:28
  • $\begingroup$ It would help if you can upload your .blend file, use this link to upload it, then copy the link to your question: blend-exchange.giantcowfilms.com $\endgroup$
    – Georges D
    Commented Jun 1, 2016 at 18:29

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