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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asked Nov 28, 2018 at 10:47
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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"
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$\begingroup$ Cool. I didn't know that feature existed. That's solved it. :D $\endgroup$ Nov 28, 2018 at 11:30
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$\begingroup$ @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, 2018 at 9:21
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Another gold standard that works with even numbers of vertices is to
- Select the Edge Loop
- Extrude Edge Loop, stop Transform with Right Click
- Merge the extruded Vertices at Center
- Select every other Edge
- Dissolve Edges
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3$\begingroup$ your last frame only lasts 200ms so we can not see the result before the GIF anim starts again. $\endgroup$– robNov 28, 2018 at 14:45
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$\begingroup$ I am amazed how you knew it only lasted 200ms, but I will fix it of course. :D $\endgroup$– BenNov 29, 2018 at 7:57
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$\begingroup$ As an aside, how do you make little gifs like that? $\endgroup$ Nov 29, 2018 at 10:18
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$\begingroup$ 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. $\endgroup$– BenNov 30, 2018 at 7:22