Removing a loop of vertices

Removing a loop of vertices can sometimes lead to unexpected results on the model. If this happens to you, here is a safe technique that always works (but requires you to do more work!

First delete the loop of edges the vertices belong to. Use the "Select Tools/Loop" function to do it quickly.



As you can see in the next picture, this doesn't remove the vertices themselves!



so they will have to be removed one by one. I use the rectangle selection to do it more quickly:




And here's the result: the vertices are gone and the faces have been merged correctly: