Is it possible to add a vertice to an editable poly?

I’m trying to make a head and I actually got the shape looking pretty good, but I can’t add vertices for the nose, eyes, and mouth. I tried the Create command to add a vertice, but it doesn’t connect to the actual object.

If I can’t add a vertice to an object, is there another technique I can try.

(BTW if it matters I’m creating the head by taking a plane and editing it.)

3DS Max 2011
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There are a few tools which you may find useful for such a task: cut, connect, slice, quickslice, bridge - some of these will only become available when switching to a Vertex/Edge mode etc. I demonstrate some of these in my Weighted Companion tutorial.

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You wouldn’t normally want to simply insert a vertex - you’ll mess up the edge flow and cause non-quad polys. Slice, Connect and such like would be better choices.

If you must insert a vertex, be at the Edge sub-object level and click the Insert Vertex button (at the top of the Edit Edges rollout).

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i don’t know what’s your situation but i guess you can do so by converting to edit mesh n there’s an add vertex command there and then convert back to edit poly

but normally as most of guys told you wouldn’t want to do that… cause it’s gonna mess things up

IMHO, I think the options described above (cut, slice, quick slice etc..) are very good options based upon what you’ve described; however, I don’t really like the option of going back & forth between EP & EM. 

Along the lines of the EP & EM example, this option is not often used, but I thought it worth mentioning due to the title of the thread:  Basically, one can also add vertices while in the “Create” command of the polygon sub-object; to do this, simply hold down the “Shift” key & a vertex will be created when you select a point in space for the next vertex.  As I stated previously, I do not think this helps your particular situation, but it is worth a mention for this thread.  For the most part, I find myself using this technique only when I’m doing spline cage/surface modeling; which is not often now days.

Chris Robinson
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3ds Max 2011
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