# Mesh check

## How to Check for Polygons with More than 5 Sides in 3ds Max

{% hint style="info" %}
If the object is created with N-gons, the computer needs to interpret this back into triangle form, adding an extra cumbersome step.
{% endhint %}

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1. Select the clothing mesh and enter polygon selection mode.

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2. Go to Selection and on the right side under By Numeric, set Sides:4 and choose \[Greater Than(>)].
3. Click on the mouse cursor icon.
4. You can check all faces with more than 5 sides selected.

## How to Check for Polygons with More than 5 Sides in Blender

1. Select the model and press the Tab key to switch to Edit Mode.
2. Choose **\[Select] - \[Select All by Trait] - \[Faces by Sides]**.

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3. In the Select Faces by Sides option at the bottom left, set Type to Greater Than.

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4. Setting Number of Vertices to 4 will allow you to select all faces with more than 5 sides.

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## Check Unnecessary Vertices, Polygons, and Edges

{% hint style="info" %}
Please clean up any unnecessary vertex traces or mesh fragments.
{% endhint %}

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## Check Inverted Mesh

{% hint style="info" %}
If the faces are flipped when resetting the pivot, please correct them to their original state.
{% endhint %}

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## Do Not Use Groups

{% hint style="info" %}
If you are using group objects, ungroup them and merge the meshes into one.
{% endhint %}

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