Reduce Collapse Tools

Use the Reduce Collapse and Reduce Collapse Selection tools to collapse selected polygons and merge the surrounding vertices together. They remove the selected polygon without destroying the integrity of the geometry. Selected polygons are deleted but no hole is left behind. The gap is closed by merging the neighboring polygons together.

• Reduce Collapse - Selected polygon faces collapse and the surrounding vertices are merged together.

• Reduce Collapse Selection - Selected polygons split into six polygons and merge together at the center.

Note:  For more information about other Reduce tools, see Merge, Remove, Detriangulate, and Unify

1.

In this example, add a Sphere, and select two polygons.

2.

On the left panel, open the Polygon tab, click and hold Reduce and select Collapse.

The selected polygon faces collapse and the surrounding vertices are merged together.

3.

Press Ctrl/Cmd + Z to undo.

4.

With the original polygons selected and click and hold Reduce, and select Collapse Selection.

The selected polygons split into six polygons and merge together at the center.