# How to fill missing face?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 12, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854 "2024-05-12T04:24:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Liberty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@Liberty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Liberty)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854/1 "2024-05-12T04:24:10Z")

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TWIMC,

I am trying to figure out how to fill in this hole that randomly appeared in my body. This was one of the first sections I worked on, and going back to re-extrude and chamfer it would be at least 4 hours lost efforts. I ran through the history and there doesn’t seem to be any delete face event that could be un-done so I’m befuddled as to how this section has gotten away from me. There doesn’t seem to be a “fill holes” option, or a “draw face” option, but possibly I am just missing it.

 ![Screenshot 2024-05-12 at 12.17.18 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/c/8cfbceb5498d8d19d56ede494cd784d214eff043.jpeg)

Please and Thank You in advance for any assistance!

Liberty

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 4:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854/2 "2024-05-12T04:30:00Z")

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Hard to tell anything by one image. If you can share your project I would like to investigate how this problem appears.

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**Author:** ![APDesignMachine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@APDesignMachine](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/APDesignMachine)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854/3 "2024-05-12T04:31:27Z")

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I’ve only ever had this on extremely tight geometry causing issues. Looks like that with the chamfer but hard to tell from one pic. Only way I’ve fixed it is by deleting or replacing the affected faces and re-doing the feature. Don’t have to re-do the entire body, just the affected area.

Also always a good idea to keep chamfer size to less than the radius of the curves/filets it follows so it remains smooth.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854/4 "2024-05-12T05:03:27Z")

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Replace face tool? Are you sure you don’t have a copy of the body occupying the same space?

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**Author:** ![Liberty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@Liberty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Liberty)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854/5 "2024-05-13T02:07:33Z")

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Unfortunately there is no face to replace.

The defect actually happens every single time I create the associated feature, so I think what will need to happen if I want this geometry is that it needs some post-processing in the 3d slicer.

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**Author:** ![Liberty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@Liberty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Liberty)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854/6 "2024-05-13T02:08:43Z")

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Your assessment is correct, it is indeed a chamfer on a radius. The program just doesn’t like this combo of radius and chamfer, unfortunately

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854/7 "2024-05-13T02:51:12Z")

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> [@Liberty](#):
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> The defect actually happens every single time I create the associated feature, so I think what will need to happen if I want this geometry is that it needs some post-processing in the 3d slicer.

Often changing the order of fillets fixes the issue.

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**Author:** ![APDesignMachine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@APDesignMachine](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/APDesignMachine)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-fill-missing-face/31854/8 "2024-05-13T04:55:56Z")

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I’ve had a similar issue before, usually certain angles, or chamfer too large to follow a fillet radius.

To correct I’ll usually do the chamfer first, to a sharp edge. Then input the outside filet, then on the chamfer edge just line up the filet as accurately as possible til they visually match. Creates 2 separate features but it’s a workaround.