F Key does not work properly

thornti · Post by **thornti** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:31 pm

I'm new to Blender so I'm working my way through some tutorials.

If I have 4 verts. selected in Edit Mode, then press the F key, a face is created... this works repeatedly OK.

If I have more than 4 verts. selected... say 6 or 8, when I press the F key... nothing happens. No faces, no errors, nothing.

According to the Blender manual, if 5 or more verts. are selected, a Make Faces popup menu should be displayed where other options are shown.
This menu does not appear either.

Any help on how to get the F key to work with more than 4 verts. selected?

Thanks!

Tehrasha · Post by **Tehrasha** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:33 am

I believe that is the OLD manual for the 2.49 version of Blender.

thornti · Post by **thornti** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:50 am

I understand that there are changes in new versions...

I guess what I'm asking is what IS the correct shortcut key sequence to create faces when more than 4 verts. are selected?

MadMesh · Post by **MadMesh** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:30 pm

What i'm testing for is the speed at which I can scrub through the timeline in my scene. It's quite a sizable scene but nothing special, Blender 2.49 has no problems with it.

I played with the drawing modes, only "full" gave a significant difference for the worse

The sceen rotates zooms and pans just fine, but the scrubbing is slow.

Tehrasha · Post by **Tehrasha** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:56 am

thornti wrote:I understand that there are changes in new versions...

I guess what I'm asking is what IS the correct shortcut key sequence to create faces when more than 4 verts. are selected?

I could be wrong, but I believe that functionality does not exist in the current version....yet.

Correction: it is Alt-F to 'Fill' a selection of >4 verts.

peta · Post by **peta** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:49 am

as far as i understand.. "f" key makes a single face to 3 or 4 vertices; if you select more, you shall use SHIFT+F

Tehrasha · Post by **Tehrasha** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:14 am

peta wrote:as far as i understand.. "f" key makes a single face to 3 or 4 vertices; if you select more, you shall use SHIFT+F

Shift-F will put the camera into 'Fly' mode.

ALT-F is the 'Fill' function for >4 verts.

peta · Post by **peta** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:33 am

Tehrasha wrote: Shift-F will put the camera into 'Fly' mode.
ALT-F is the 'Fill' function for >4 verts.

maybe i'm wrong - i use 2.49 and here SHIFT+F in object mode does what you say, while in edit mode it fills..
i have no idea why i thought it was 2.49 mentioned

thornti · Post by **thornti** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:56 pm

I'm using the latest v2.59

I have tried ALT-F when >4 verts are selected and I get no response at all.

If I select 4 verts, and press the F key... the face appears AOK!

Shift-F causes the camera to float.

I just tried the following...
Start with the default cube.
Select 4 verts and 'Extrude Individual'
Left Click to accept
'Extrude Individual' again.
Left Click to accept.
Select any 4 new verts, press 'F' and a face is created.
Select any >4 verts... press Alt-F and nothing!

Ctrl-F produces a menu... but none of the create faces options work either.

Is this a bug in 2.59?

Tehrasha · Post by **Tehrasha** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:38 am

I dont think Alt-F will create new faces where faces already exist.

Take that same extruded form you had, and remove three of the faces down one side. Then select all of the verts around the hole you just made and Alt-F. Iit should fill in the hole you made.

Or add an open ended cylinder, then select all of the verts on one end and Alt-F. It should cap the end.