11-22-2012, 09:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-22-2012, 10:53 PM by puzzledpaul.)
Whilst I've used Hide, I dunno about Hole (other than for tests) so I'm probably not a good person to comment - however, a few observations - other than the obvious - be more careful 
Check afterwards - connecting a couple of verts across a hole will form geom ... this won't happen with Hide - then Undo.
RMB Hole (with appropriate geom selected) will fill in the hole - but if the hole is anything other than trivial, you'll have problems re-instating same.
Sequential saving of the model may well offer a solution there - either replace the bit of Holey model with a bit of intact ... or use the original as a reference to rebuild.
However, as I suspect you're now more than aware of the issue ... it's less likely to happen anyway?
pp
Edit
Ignore the bit about checking by connecting a couple of verts - I was wrong - doesn't work
Well, it seemed to, but I suspect I'd selected a vert on the inside of the object, thro' the hole - for one of pair.
Selecting a boundary face and using Hole > rmb does, tho ...
Check afterwards - connecting a couple of verts across a hole will form geom ... this won't happen with Hide - then Undo.
RMB Hole (with appropriate geom selected) will fill in the hole - but if the hole is anything other than trivial, you'll have problems re-instating same.
Sequential saving of the model may well offer a solution there - either replace the bit of Holey model with a bit of intact ... or use the original as a reference to rebuild.
However, as I suspect you're now more than aware of the issue ... it's less likely to happen anyway?
pp
Edit
Ignore the bit about checking by connecting a couple of verts - I was wrong - doesn't work
Well, it seemed to, but I suspect I'd selected a vert on the inside of the object, thro' the hole - for one of pair.
Selecting a boundary face and using Hole > rmb does, tho ...