Modelling query

[Jpjapers]

I have some STL files from a manufacturer and theyre full of the bolt holes. I need to drop some polys on the model so i want to remove them. Whats the best and quickest way in max to get rid of them (see attached image)?

Thanks
Jack

[lacilaci]

If you want to remove holes, just delete everything regarding the hole itself and colapse the opening... Is that what you want?

[Jpjapers]

If you want to remove holes, just delete everything regarding the hole itself and colapse the opening... Is that what you want?

If i collapse the opening it collapses to a single vertex that is welded together on both sides of the sheet if you get what i mean?

[faust]

First of all remove all the meshes on the edge of the hole and then collapse all vertices around it, you'll have only 2 vertices left on each side, but better solution will be removing everything around the hole and then create 2 polygons on each side

[jrgby]

delete the cylindrical faces by selection by angle (poly)
cap both circular boundaries
ctrl+click to vertex selection and remove (backspace)
done.