Help: Mesh/model problem

Lightray

I have this problem where there is another copy of my model within my main model. I belive I must have created it by accident with a modifier and didn't notice. I discovered this when I was trying to cut and merge vertices together and could not. Is there a way to quickly delete them, perhaps like an option that will take only the outer mesh shell that is evident on screen?

If anyone has any ideas to quickly remove them, please share.

Thanks

poopinmymouth

If it isn't welded to the main portion of the model, just go into element mode, and select that element, and delete. If it is welded, try to delete only the portion of the model that is welded, until you can select the second copy as an element.

CrazyButcher

assuming you use max, select "elements" and delete the proper ones ?
or the cut and merge is not result of a internal copy, but the consequence of max's illogic behavior (see the Lightwave > 3dsmax 9 thread)

Lightray

Thanks I'll read the thread soon. Deleting them manually is tedious as I can't close gaps the "cap" max way until attached planes are deleted.

Lightray

Element works great! Thanks Crazy