# \#weld

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## [Importing 3D Scan STL - Weld Angle Degree?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/importing-3d-scan-stl-weld-angle-degree/192149)

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**Author:** [@aromatic\_cactus](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/aromatic_cactus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/importing-3d-scan-stl-weld-angle-degree/192149 "2024-09-30T23:06:36Z")

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Hi, Recently I had three rocks scanned - they’re about 6 inches tall in real life and were scanned with an Artec Space Spider. Its my first time dealing with the following - I want the most accurate, tightest of toleran…

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## [Is there a way to weld meshes without Phong](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-weld-meshes-without-phong/171575)

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**Author:** [@Bonbie](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Bonbie)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-weld-meshes-without-phong/171575 "2023-12-15T08:44:20Z")

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Is there a way to weld meshes without Phong? The auto-smoothing makes me annoying, I don’t want it display like that, but still need meshes to be welded. Because if I unweld and export to obj, the edges are actually …

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## [Why won’t this weld?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/why-won-t-this-weld/148691)

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**Author:** [@kral](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/kral)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/why-won-t-this-weld/148691 "2022-10-05T11:15:28Z")

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Hello, do you know why this mesh example.3dm (59.6 KB) wouldn´t weld? Vertice seem coincident, tolerances are way above. I must be missing something really dumb. Thank you for your effort

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## [The mesh can't be welded](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/the-mesh-cant-be-welded/141667)

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**Author:** [@elif\_yildiz](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/elif_yildiz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/the-mesh-cant-be-welded/141667 "2022-04-26T09:10:06Z")

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Hi everyone I used the “from polylines” component of the Ngon plugin to create a mesh. But when I wanted to weld it, i couldn’t. There are some points on my mesh that cannot be welded. Could you please help to solve it? …

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## [Rhino 7 update problems](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-7-update-problems/138720)

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**Author:** [@martin\_lukacka](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/martin_lukacka)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-7-update-problems/138720 "2022-03-01T10:32:42Z")

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Hey there, after latest update i have problems with weld vertices on mesh and also with Align commands it other views that Top view. (Front/Right view) Could you please take a look on that? Thanks

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## [Join/weld meshes with different vertex count on adjacent naked edges](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/join-weld-meshes-with-different-vertex-count-on-adjacent-naked-edges/128954)

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**Author:** [@lukas.schiller](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/lukas.schiller)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/join-weld-meshes-with-different-vertex-count-on-adjacent-naked-edges/128954 "2021-09-16T17:32:37Z")

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Hi everyone, to get a 3D-printable body I wanna build a watertight mesh from scratch. Of course it needs volume. This will come later. At the moment I’m stuck at another stage. I need to combine/weld meshes together. B…

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## [Unwrap and unweld the same edges](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/unwrap-and-unweld-the-same-edges/117832)

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**Author:** [@Czaja](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Czaja)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/unwrap-and-unweld-the-same-edges/117832 "2021-02-08T11:58:22Z")

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Hi, I really spent too much time unwrapping one simple bookcase. It gave me all kinds of problems in external programs. My goal is to prepare an asset with two UV channels, one for the texture and second for good qualit…

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## [\[BUG\] Often WeldEdge on a flat zone of a mesh destroy vertex normals](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-often-weldedge-on-a-flat-zone-of-a-mesh-destroy-vertex-normals/101508)

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**Author:** [@AlanMattano](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AlanMattano)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-often-weldedge-on-a-flat-zone-of-a-mesh-destroy-vertex-normals/101508 "2020-05-05T17:13:19Z")

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DESCRIPTION As shown in the video often, welding destroys vertex normals. VIDEO ENVIRONMENT Rhino 6 SR25 (6.25.20114.5271, 04/23/2020) Rhino 7 Work In Progress (7.0.20119.13305, 4/28/2020) FILE Weld Not…

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## [\[BUG\] To be able to \_WeldVertices of a mesh converted from SubD you need to export and import as OBJ](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-to-be-able-to-weldvertices-of-a-mesh-converted-from-subd-you-need-to-export-and-import-as-obj/101242)

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**Author:** [@AlanMattano](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AlanMattano)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-to-be-able-to-weldvertices-of-a-mesh-converted-from-subd-you-need-to-export-and-import-as-obj/101242 "2020-05-05T14:47:00Z")

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\_WeldVertices was not working. Sometimes when you try to weld vertices of a mesh and they do not weld, as shown in this video (subd extracted mesh) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ OLD