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Zmodeler extend edge ?

I’ve done a Zremesh and am having to rebuild some of it’s polygons, some have been deleted and the vertices are now missing. Thing is in a normal 3D app there r functions to extend edges and weld points, however I assume Zmodeler doesn’t do this task and works in a different way.

Is there a way to mimic this with Zmodeler ?

Zmodeler is not really a vertex by vertex modeling tool. The Edge> Bridge> Edges function, or the Edge > Close function can be used to close open geometry, but I couldn’t say what the best approach to your situation might be without knowing more about it.

Is there any way I can use quads instead of triangles ?

I’m not completely clear what you’re talking about. The Edge> Bridge> Edges function creates quads. The Edge> Close Holes function will create tris. You could close the gap bits at a time with the edge> bridge function, or you could close the gap and then eliminate the tris after the fact with functions like Point>stitch, Point> Bridge > two points, Edge>Delete, and Edge> Split.

It should be said though, you compared Zmodeler to a “normal 3D program”. There’s no such thing. There are only tools with different areas of focus. A traditional vertex level modeling program with more than a decade of development in that toolset is likely to have finer control in that area, but can’t sculpt dozens of millions of polygons on relatively modest hardware. As a first generation tool, Zmodeler may be a huge step forward in shape making ability for Zbrush, but it doesn’t currently replace a polished vertex level modeler for vertex level work.

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Thanks, I think I’ve got it.