How do I delete a Surface?

barbult

After using the geometry editor to split a surface into two new surfaces, how do I delete the old empty surface I have left over in the Surfaces Tab?

barbult

Oh, I thought I was posting in the Commons. Can someone move this for me, please? Or an answer here is fine, too. :)

fixmypcmike

Moved to the Commons, as requested.

Richard Haseltine

In the Tool Settings pane, select the surface (if it isn't) and then right-click and select Remove Selected Group(s).

barbult

Thank you, Richard. It worked.

For my future reference, I'm documenting the exact steps I did here:
I selected my item in the Scene Tab,
selected the Geometry Editor tool,
opened the Tool Settings pane,
set Target Group to Surfaces,
selected the surface I wanted to get rid of,
right clicked and selected Remove Selected Group(s)
saved my item as Support Asset->Figure/Prop Asset

stitlown

Hi Guys. My problem seems a little different.  I have imported several shed loads of stuff across from Vue, which I abandoned some years ago.  For some reason, some items are showing up having multiple surfaces in the "surfaces" tab, but in the geometry editor I have just one surface (the one I want) and one "default" face group.  Consequently, I don't appear to have any "surface" with no attached surfaces to remove.  Any hints or clues??

Thanks Lx

Richard Haseltine

Please post a screenshot of the two lists of surfaces.

stitlown

Hi RIchard - I think I solved this with a different workflow through some other programs that mean the issue does not appear to be showing up any more.  Thanks. Lx

Karibou

Would be interested in your workflow.  I've had issues with Vue to DS, too.

nonesuch00

It seems the Geometry Editor Tab is missing in the newest DAZ Studio Public Beta. Also, I created a new surface with no geometry assigned and it shows in the Surfaces tab but I see no way to delete that surface.

What I've like to so really is use a already existing surface to create a 2 new surfaces that divide the existing surface in two and then delete the existing surface. 

....ah, I found it again...it is Tool Settings

nonesuch00

I found it but when I select the flippers to assign them to 'Create Surface from Selected...' the new Surface will get created but it will not have the flippers faces I selected via the existing 'Face Groups'

 

nonesuch00

OkieDokie...well highlighting the Face Groups (and so on) I've found doesn't actually select them for that you must click the + sign to the immediate right of the name & the minus to to the right is the + sign to deselect & then those selected Face Groups can be assigned to a new Surface. I knew it was easy.

edward_087c136c

how to remove eyelashes from genesis 3

• tools > select ‘surface selection’ > in the viewport select the eyelashes

• tools > select ‘geometry editor’

• windows > panes > select ‘tool settings’

• in the ‘tool settings’ pane set ‘target group’ to ‘surfaces’

• scroll down to the surface you selected (Eyelashes in this case)

• press the + symbol beside ‘Eyelashes’ in pane (the eyelashes in viewport go red)

• right click on the eyelashes in viewports > Geometry editing > click ‘delete selected polygons’

design_3084de01

edward_087c136c said:

how to remove eyelashes from genesis 3

• tools > select ‘surface selection’ > in the viewport select the eyelashes

• tools > select ‘geometry editor’

• windows > panes > select ‘tool settings’

• in the ‘tool settings’ pane set ‘target group’ to ‘surfaces’

• scroll down to the surface you selected (Eyelashes in this case)

• press the + symbol beside ‘Eyelashes’ in pane (the eyelashes in viewport go red)

• right click on the eyelashes in viewports > Geometry editing > click ‘delete selected polygons’Exe

 Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!