The
Connect Tool lets you interactively connect polygon components by inserting an edge between them.
To connect polygon components with the
Connect Tool
- Open the tool by doing one of the following:
- From the
Tools section of the
Modeling Toolkit window, click
.
- From the main menu bar, select
.
- From the marking menu, select
Connect Tool. (To open the marking menu, Shift + right-click when an object, vertex, edge, or face is selected.)
- Select a single vertex, edge, or face in your scene, and then Shift-select other components.
Selecting a single edge automatically connects the entire ring path.
-
A dotted line appears across your selection, showing you a preview of the connection.
- Optional: Add or subtract components from your selection. Use Shift + click to add, and Ctrl + click to subtract.
- Before you bake the connection into your mesh, you can quickly adjust the
Connect Tool Options from the marking menu:
- Ctrl + Shift + right-click and select one of options.
- Middle-drag left or right to increase or decrease the selected value.
- Press Enter.
Tip: You can also right-click an empty area of your scene and select
Complete Tool to complete the cut and exit the
Connect tool.
The connection is baked into your mesh.
- When you're finished connecting components, select another tool or click
again to exit the tool.
Tip: You can press Y to quickly reactivate the
Connect Tool after switching to another tool.