[Closed] Remove edge loop AND vertices

if you are in max 8 (maybe also 7) press control when you remove edges to also clean verts

pre max 8 you can use planebelt optimizer by grant adams (find on script spot)

mark

Ok I tried CTRL+Remove (button and keyboard) on Max7 and it doesn’t work…

Sorry here are script solutions, but not really handy, you gotta set a shortcut, I’d rather a button in the edit poly table :

Ctrl Remove works for me in Max 8.

I added the script I used to use for Max 5 to my site.
http://www.juantwo.com/scripts.htm

Have Fun!

Here is a variation of the concept: (I use max 7)

I wanted same script but without the automatic selection of the edge loop and with the ability to remove edges but not the ending points if the selection is open.

macroscript cleanRemoveEdgeMacro
	category:"toolBox"
	buttonText:"cleanRemoveEdge"
	toolTip:"cleanRemoveEdge"
(
on isEnabled return selection.count == 1 and subObjectLevel == 2 and classof selection[1] == Editable_Poly
on execute do (
	local obj=selection[1]
	local theEdges=polyOp.getEdgeSelection obj
	if theEdges.numberset!=0 do (
		local theVerts=#()
		for e in theEdges do ( join theVerts ((polyop.getVertsUsingEdge obj e) as array) )
		local theVertsToRemove=theVerts as bitarray
		for v in theVertsToRemove do ( deleteItem theVerts (findItem theVerts v) )
		undo "cleanRemoveEdge" on (
			obj.EditablePoly.Remove selLevel:#Edge
			polyop.setVertSelection obj (theVerts as bitarray)
			obj.EditablePoly.Remove selLevel:#Vertex
			)
		)
	)
)

You are offering here good solutions, I’d realy like your scripts to add a button in the edit poly panel How to ?

You can add this macroscript to a shortcut, toolbar, menu … but to the editable poly panel I don’t know

For add it to a toolbar, go to Customize > Customize User Interface and select the Toolbars Tab. (You can create a new toolbar or use an existing)
Locate the category ‘toolBox’ under group ‘Main UI’
Search in the category for the name ‘CleanRemoveEdge’
Drag the script to the toolbar

I think that the name of the button will be too long… use a short name like :
buttonText:“cleanEdge”