Fill the holes left by removing the points. (Blender)

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The purpose 

Filling the hole created by removing points.

This time, I will explain using the easy-to-understand example of removing half of a torus.

This is a half-torus with points removed.

A circular hole is visible.

This page presents two methods for filling it.

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Environment

Blender:3.4.1

OS:Windows 11

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Fill with Fill

Select target

Select all points that fall on the deleted section.

Fill

Select “Create New Edge/Face from Vertex” from the “Vertex” menu at the top of the screen (or press the F key).

Result

The holes were filled in as follows

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Fill using merge

Select target

Select all points corresponding to the deleted cross-section. 

Merge

Right-click the screen, select “Merge Vertices,” then “Bundle.”

Result

The holes were filled in as follows

This state is unnatural, but by additionally selecting points adjacent to the merged point and smoothing them, a more natural look can be achieved, as shown below.

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