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    • J Offline
      Jan Steinman
      last edited by

      I am having trouble creating faces on an irregular quadrilateral.

      When I individually select all four sides and try "Tools --> Utilities --> Create Face", it says "Create Face from edges failed". Not very helpful!

      I'm pretty sure the edges are co-planar. They were created by connecting lines from vertical lines that were automagically inferenced to the same height.

      What are some of the reason this may be failing? Is there a better way to create these faces?

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      • jeff hammondJ Offline
        jeff hammond
        last edited by

        well, the faces should be created automatically upon completing the (coplanar) polygon..

        do you mind sharing the trouble .skp here?

        use 'upload attachment' in the reply section and upload the .skp directly.

        dotdotdot

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        • honoluludesktopH Offline
          honoluludesktop
          last edited by

          Draw a edge creating two triangles out of the quadrangle, if triangler faces are then created, the 4 edges are not coplanar. If not, perhaps the edges are not joined together.

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            Or there can even be a stray line "poking" inside from somewhere around the perimeter.

            Gai...

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            • J Offline
              Jan Steinman
              last edited by

              @honoluludesktop said:

              Draw a edge creating two triangles out of the quadrangle, if triangler faces are then created, the 4 edges are not coplanar. If not, perhaps the edges are not joined together.

              Yea, I tried that, and it seems the quad is not coplanar. Sigh.

              I used the line tool to make four vertical lines and entered precise lengths, then connected the ends. Any thoughts on why the result should not be coplanar? Perhaps I just slipped.

              Oh well, tear it apart and try again, I guess...

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              • M Offline
                mac1
                last edited by

                @jan steinman said:

                @honoluludesktop said:

                Draw a edge creating two triangles out of the quadrangle, if triangler faces are then created, the 4 edges are not coplanar. If not, perhaps the edges are not joined together.

                Yea, I tried that, and it seems the quad is not coplanar. Sigh.

                I used the line tool to make four vertical lines and entered precise lengths, then connected the ends. Any thoughts on why the result should not be coplanar? Perhaps I just slipped.

                Oh well, tear it apart and try again, I guess...

                Unless you post the problematic xxx.skp file you have everyone guessing. If you want to learn post it!

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