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Merge Vertices

Using a Threshold value that is too low won't do anything, as the vertices are too far apart

Increasing the Threshold value will merge vertices together that are further apart

It is possible to merge multiple vertices into one. Select the vertices you want to merge in component mode, then click the option box next to:

Edit Mesh » Merge

The settings of the merge vertices command will be shown

The Threshold is the amount of units within which the selected vertices should be for Maya to merge them and is automatically set to 0,0100. If the vertices you want to merge are further apart, put in a number that is bigger than the amount of units the vertices are apart from each other. In other words, the Threshold value controls the range in which it will merge the selected vertices together. If you're not satisfied with the merge, you can Undo the operation and try a different Threshold value, try to experiment with it until you get the correct result.

The merge vertices command can also be a solution to problems with a Boolean operation. If for instance both objects disappear when using Mesh > Booleans > Difference, one of the possible reasons could be that one or both of the objects have two vertices on the same spot. To solve this, select both objects and use the merge vertices command (for this the threshold needs to be very low, for instance 0,01, because you only want to merge the vertices that are in the same place, so check this in the option box).