Is there an operation similar to inset that creates faces in the opposite direction? That is, instead of creating faces inwards, they create faces outwards?
A normal inset operation:
What I would like:
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$\begingroup$ I'm afraid this won't work as you end up with incorrect corner ratios. Consider what will happen with the corner in the centre of the image; they won't converge with a simple scale transformation. $\endgroup$ – Stuart Hart Mar 3 '16 at 11:15
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$\begingroup$ The easiest workaround can be to scale whole model / relevant part of model and inset the desired loop after. This is known problem also of Solidify modifier which I don't think easy to avoid. $\endgroup$ – Mr Zak Mar 3 '16 at 13:38
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$\begingroup$ This is perfect! Thanks, Omar! The addon has some pretty neat features too which would be nice to see on the native Inset operation (I am referring to the angle options, which I think will prove very useful). $\endgroup$ – Stuart Hart Mar 4 '16 at 12:35
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$\begingroup$ This really ought to be in the default toolset! $\endgroup$ – Colin Basnett Oct 6 '17 at 2:11
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As long as you can get away with the distortion of the aspect ratio, you can just use the extrude (E-key) functionality.
Other than that Mr Zak's comment is the best solution:
scale the whole model / relevant part of model and inset the desired loop after.
answered Mar 3 '16 at 15:05
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The simplest solution I have found is by inserting a face as normal.
Then double tab the G key and pressing the Alt key to slide your edge over the border.
Then you can delete the face or extrude it, depends on your demand.
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1$\begingroup$ Thanks for the answer, useful trick. Could you please edit your question and upload your image into the post so it doesn't get lost? Here is how you can post a GIF in your answers. $\endgroup$ – Duarte Farrajota Ramos♦ Jul 17 '19 at 9:52
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There is a simple solution without extra add-ons or complex mesh tweaking. Simply follow the steps as shown in the images.
