choose the four edges in edge subobject mode (editable poly) then press backspace. (not delete)
backspace does a sort of soft delete on edges and vertices leaving the polygons intact.

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Delete the four polys then select the open border and use Cap.

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Chris

Tysons way is easier I suppose.

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Chris

Are those cubes in the corner of the viewports the view controls? That was one of the features of Maya that I really liked, it makes viewport navigation a lot smoother. Might be time for an upgrade...

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My fav maya rip off is the Alt +mouse key nav. And Really?? You like that box? I was mad that autodesk had the nerve to clutter MY viewports.

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i hate the box, but that's just me
alt+click is probably the best ripoff

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The secret of creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
-Albert Einstein

Didn't realise the box was so unpopular. I thought it was pretty good most of the time, your model didn't seem to go missing like it sometimes does in max.

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I hate the box too. I just turned it off. you can also shrink it down to a very small size in the corner but I find that hitting "T" for top "L" for left "P" for perspective etc is way faster. who needs a smooth animated transition either. as soon as you're scene gets slightly heavy all you want is to jump from view to view instantly. Speaking of maya to max crossover. I have wanted to setup the above viewport shortcuts like T=Top,L=Left,P=Perspective,U=User etc, in Maya but I can't find how to do it. Is that possible or am I stuck with the defaults?. I also wanted to change the whole arc rotate zoom pan config so it was the same as max because I use both programs quite alot in the same day and it shits me to tears trying unlearn and relearn that basic navigation stuff. I think thats impossible though. oh well.

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I couldnt get the backspace one to work the box ended mangled up, but the delete polygons and cap one worked a treat

thanks for the help guys

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