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Delete Single Edges

Deletes edges that aren't connected to any face, the red edges in Analyse. A loose edge inside a group is enough to stop it from being solid.

Group: Repair
Fixes: Red: edges with no faces
Works on: Your selection, or the whole model if nothing is selected, including groups and components nested inside. In a component, every copy changes, because the copies share one definition.
Version: Free and full

How to use it

Run Analyse and look at the Edges with no faces (red) counter.
If you only want to clean part of the model, select it first.
Click Delete Single Edges. The red edges disappear and the Analyse view comes back.

Before and after

Analyse view with a red loose edge next to a face; the counter shows 16 edges with no faces — Before: 16 edges with no faces (red).

The same view after Delete Single Edges: the red edge is gone and the counter shows 0 — After: the red edge is gone; the counter shows 0.

Limitations and intentional geometry

Every edge without a face is deleted, including lines you drew on purpose: outlines, 2D details, or a sketch you kept for later. Select only the parts you want to clean, or put the lines you want to keep on a separate group outside the selection.
Guides (construction lines) are not edges, so they are kept.

Check the result

The Edges with no faces (red) counter shows 0. Continue with the next colour: green (Close Holes).