Best practice guidelines recommend you consider the number of sides when deciding the type of feature to create, one of a fill feature, boundary, loft, or sweep.
- For two or four-sided features, use boundary, loft, or sweep.
- For features with three, five, or more sides, use fill.
Explanation
A common vertex shared by two or more profiles is called a degenerate point. The internal surface flow (UV lines) converge to a single point. A degenerate point can result in downstream problems if you offset or shell the face or apply a radius to its edge.
| Flow Lines in a Three-Sided Loft Versus a Fill |
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