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No headersUse the Merge command to combine multiple faces into one surface.
Use Merge to replace multiple faces or surfaces with one surface. Merge is typically used to repair imported models that have extra faces, or to simplify a model for analysis.
Merge multiple faces
- Switch the toolbar workspace to Surface.
- Expand the Surface pull-down then select Merge.
- Select two or more faces.
Clear the selection for Enable Chaining to prevent automatic selection of all tangent or adjacent faces.
- Right-click then click OK.
NoteThe cylindrical faces are replaced with a blended surface that approximates a cylinder.
Merge dialog box
Selection
Enables the selection of faces to merge.
Enable Chaining
When enabled, clicking a single face selects all tangent or adjacent faces.