Closing the gap

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This is one thing that sometimes stumps me, but what is the best way of closing the gap here and keeping everything in Quads?

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rob · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-28 11:04:06Z

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In edit mode using edges Alt+Right Click the loop to select it.

Then press space and enter "grid" click on the "grid fill"

answered Nov 28 '18 at 11:04

rob

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$\begingroup$ Cool. I didn't know that feature existed. That's solved it. :D $\endgroup$ – DustyShinigami Nov 28 '18 at 11:30
$\begingroup$ @DustyShinigami You'll find that Grid Fill doesn't like an odd number of edges, and doesn't tell you that's why it's not working.. just one to look out for... $\endgroup$ – Robin Betts Nov 29 '18 at 9:21

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Ben · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-29 08:25:31Z

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Another gold standard that works with even numbers of vertices is to

answered Nov 28 '18 at 14:01

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$\begingroup$ your last frame only lasts 200ms so we can not see the result before the GIF anim starts again. $\endgroup$ – rob Nov 28 '18 at 14:45
$\begingroup$ I am amazed how you knew it only lasted 200ms, but I will fix it of course. :D $\endgroup$ – Ben Nov 29 '18 at 7:57
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$\begingroup$ 5 seconds of all quad topology! $\endgroup$ – Ben Nov 29 '18 at 8:26
$\begingroup$ As an aside, how do you make little gifs like that? $\endgroup$ – DustyShinigami Nov 29 '18 at 10:18
$\begingroup$ You need some kind of screen-capture software. I use Techsmith SnagIt - think of it as Camtasia's uncomplicated little brother - to record what you are doing. Then you cut out the fluff and export the video as a GIF sequence. That usually takes some fiddling with compression due to the size constraints. $\endgroup$ – Ben Nov 30 '18 at 7:22

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