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I open blenders default scene and select the edge of a cube. I can now grab it around so it stays part of the mesh

I open blenders default scene and select the edge of a cube. I can now grab it around so it stays part of the mesh

Now when I hit extrude and right click to cancel it, whenever I try to move my edge it will not stay attached to the mesh like in fig1

Now when I hit extrude and right click to cancel it, whenever I try to move my edge it will not stay attached to the mesh like in fig1

How to I get an edge, or any piece of geometry back to where you can grab it around and the rest of the mesh stays connected like in fig 1?

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    $\begingroup$ I don't understand. Can you clarify more? $\endgroup$
    – JakeD
    Aug 31, 2016 at 17:10
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    $\begingroup$ Sorry for not being more specific. When I grab an edge I can move it around so it stays connected with the mesh like in the first pic. When I extrude he edge and right click, then try to grab the edge, the edge wont stay connected to the mesh. Like in fig 2 $\endgroup$
    – user30044
    Aug 31, 2016 at 17:18
  • $\begingroup$ You might best be suited to see a video tutorial series for beginners. This site is not directed to tutorials. Here is one. youtube.com/… . Please consider switching selection mode to face or edge or vertex. Determine if you want to extrude or [not] extrude. Grabbing and extruding are different. Someone else may present a fuller answer to you. $\endgroup$
    – atomicbezierslinger
    Aug 31, 2016 at 17:28
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    $\begingroup$ Could you better explain what the problem is? What aren't you able to do? $\endgroup$
    – Carlo
    Aug 31, 2016 at 18:52
  • $\begingroup$ I cannot reproduce your problem. I created a cube, went into edit mode, selected two vertices (an edge), extruded them, right-clicked and grabbed them again with "G". They were still connected to the cube. Even after deselecting and reselecting them. Can you retry it in a completely new blender file? If the problem still appears, please describe your actions step by step. Greets Jaspa $\endgroup$
    – lunjius
    Aug 31, 2016 at 23:14

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Hit X > Vertices, then select the original edge.

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What you did initially was you have extruded the edge, but by hitting Right Click or Esc (letting go), the extruded edge has been created but is now resting over the original edge.

The solution to this is to select your mesh in Object Mode then hit tabto go into Edit Mode then hit A to select all, and t M Merge > By Distance .

This deleted the extra vertex that were sitting over eachother on the exact same location in 3D space. You will see pop up at the bottom saying "Removed this many vertices".

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