Questions tagged [edit-mode]
Use this tags for questions about operations performed on objects when they are in edit-mode, rather than any of the other modes, such as object , sculpt and weight painting.
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Crash randomly when switching to Wireframe mode
I would like to know why do I randomly get a crash when I switch the display mode to wireframe on any file?
I tried to disable some of the add-ons but it still persists
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Viewport glitch in edit mode [closed]
I am a beginner learning blender using the 3.6 version (GPU RTX 4060). When I am doing my doughnut tutorial there is flashing colors in the viewport. I have checked and they are not something I ...
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How to create a cross point for two nearby non-crossing edges?
After some object modifier operations (actually solidify), sometimes it generates edges that should be crossing but actually not, and I want to specify them a crossing point by creating it.
By middle-...
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Bone Roll disturbing Mesh Rotation in Pose Mode
When, I done may Weight Paints my Edit Bones are Like this:
But, When I'm creating control bones, I realized that I need to change the ...
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How can i edit my characters mesh without it teleporting off to another location?
I tried to set the armature to rest position. But that only does so much. Can i edit the character where it is in space? Or do i have to follow it where it goes in edit mode?
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Best way to copy /mirror/duplicate mesh?
I spent 4 years using Creo Parametric for CAD and now I'm learning Blender. I'm struggling to make simple rectangular frames. What is the most efficient way to copy this little rectangular block of ...
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bad texture overlay on the model
I have a bad texture overlay on the object.
I created an object and made for it Smart UV Project, island Margin made 0.001, then in shade editor made such a scheme, on all three materials and of ...
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Newly created edge from boolean or cut operation left selected or marked. Function or feature?
Is there anywhere a function, built in or not, that will mark (user defined) newly created edges, or leave the newly created edges highlighted for me to then mark or manipulate, if: The edge was made ...
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Part of Object Distorts Switching from Edit to Object Mode
I'm working on my mesh in edit mode. When I switched to object mode part of my object suddenly shifted. I'm using version 3.6. Any suggestions why this is happening.
The change when I tabbed to ...
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Why are the array modifier and curve affecting my object?
I want to use an array modifier to place my object along a curve. I have tried to do it by using using both an array modifier and curve modifier (see picture 1) as well as only an array modifier and ...
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Can't remove a particular part of an object
I have a model of a bulk carrier (ore/gravel) which includes an excavator which I am trying to remove. I select the object then go to edit mode and 'lasso' the excavator then 'hit' Delete and select ...
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can't access the context mesh menu
Every time i click with the RBM just appear the vertex context menu or the edge or the face context menu but never the mesh context menu and i can't resolve that problem. I try to change the keymap to ...
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Why are my 2 shapes not joining together?
I want to join two very simple shapes together, as you can see in the picture below.
When I join them, they are still sort of separate. I want to put the bean like shape in the plane so I can extrude, ...
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2 same rigs, different poses, but animation acts weird when trying to merge all into 1 rig
This may be hard to explain, but I've had this problem for quite a long time now.
I have 2 rigs, and what do they have in common? They're the same exact rig, but here is where the problem lies. When I ...
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Faces appearing behind In 'Edit Mode'
I'm Using Blender 3.6
In edit mode. When looking at certain angles, or getting closer. Faces (in white) and edges appear through the front faces semi transparently. I can click on them sometimes and ...
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How can I make a half circle spiral slide?
I want to make a shape like the picture below.
I used an Archemedian curve spiral to make a shape for the slide, because I want the upper part of the spiral to have a smaller radius than the lower ...
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How can I place objects along curve without deform? [duplicate]
I want to place the same objects along a curve, however when I do this is also deforms every object.
How can I place objects along curve without deform?
I also don’t understand why the objects are not ...
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Edit Mode Stuck in “X-Ray” View
While in Edit Mode, the edges of my model inside and outside are visible simultaneously; this happened after importing a model I downloaded.
I'm not in X-Ray mode in Blender, but it seems like ...
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Edges of the model are visible in Object Mode [duplicate]
I'm not in Edit Mode, but the Edges of the model are visible. How can I hide them in Object Mode?
In Blender, I'm not in Edit Mode, but the edges of the model are visible.
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How can I rotate my top face without it affecting the other faces direction?
I want to rotate my top face while keeping the geometry as it is.
As you can see in the picture below, when I rotate it also adjust other faces. I want to keep all the other faces in a vertical ...
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Trying to grab into edit mode (curve path) but it does weirdly?
I'm trying to grab vertices in edit mode (it is a curve path) in order to do hair. Last time I used Blender it was grabbing good, but today when I'm grabbing it, the results are pretty weird. It wasn'...
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Why is scaling along the Z-axis affecting the shape of my beveled vertices?
I created a conveyer belt, but I realise I want the shape to be a bit smaller along the z-axes. So I want to edit the curve that the other shapes are bending around.
But when I try to do this, it is ...
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Moving edge along axies while viewing through camera becomes impossible
I am blocking out geometry for image projection, directly imported from fSpy, meaning I must regularly snap to the camera viewpoint (Num 0) in order to align my geometry to the image features.
So far ...
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Cannot duplicate Donut
I am doing this Blender Guru Tutorial "How To make a Donut". At about Blender Beginner Tutorial Part 3: Modifiers 03:20 minutes Blender Guru is making a duplicate of a selection (separate ...
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Subdivide mesh WITHOUT creating new faces?
Is there a way to subdivide a mesh without creating new faces? To clarify, I want to somehow "subdivide" all edges of a mesh, but keep the face count the same as before.
Example: A quad ...
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Vertex snapping not working in edit mode. Proportional editing is off
Blender 3.6.2
I am unable to vetex snap in edit mode to any vertex belonging to the same mesh. Before the screenshot I had other separate objects in the background and it will snap to their vertices ...
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Is it possible to block the transition to edit mode for a linked object?
I have a main object from which the linked objects are multiplied. I want to make it so that I cannot switch to edit mode on all linked objects.
Now there is such a function as disable selection. It ...
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Object in edit mode acting weird - see through, knife tool not working right
So one of my objects and only this one, has this issue pictured where I can see through some of the mesh to the other side unless I zoom out a bit I can't see the behind edges, xray mode isn't on, but ...
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How to make a vessel appear half filled with stones
I have a 3d object of barge which I would like to look as if it is say half filled with gravel/small stones and with a 'peak' to simulate a pile of gravel created by a conveyor which is filling the ...
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How do edit/pose/object positions relate to another?
This is confusing me a lot. One object can have different positions in Edit, Object and Pose mode. Alt+G resets the object's position to what? The object's origin? Then how come sometimes the result ...
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I have a problem with the donnut beginner tutorial
Im new in blender (and every other modeling program). I started to understand blender and how to use it but when I make the donut (followinf Guru's tutorial), I get some problems like the icing not ...
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Glitches - Spline edit mode - Blender 3.6.1
See the video that shows the problem.
https://youtu.be/GJ8Ctx0GOQY
Has anyone experienced glitches when orbiting around a spline while in edit mode?
Does anyone have an idea why this might be ...
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Can't move vertices in Edit or Sculpt Mode
When I am in Edit (or Sculpt Mode) and try to transform a selection (g,r or s) nothing happens. However, I can seen in the header that values are changing. None of my channels are locked.
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Bevel not working on object
I am following a very speedy tutorial that isnt explaining steps. im trying to apply bevel modifier to these sunglass models. mirror above and subsurf + solidify below. if I switch to angle mode mesh ...
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How to separate a face at one edge only?
Is it possible to separate faces only at one edge? My goal isn't to separate the edge entirely from the object but rather just to create a small crease in an object by moving edges from the main body (...
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How can I only select points in Edit Mode?
I'm new here. I was just watching a tutorial but encountered a problem. The guy in the video only marked the individual points in edit mode so that they were selected in blue (see image). Does anyone ...
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How to Scale-down one side of object - Blender 3.6.1
Attempting to scale down this one side of object to match the reference element on the left. I am in Blender 3.6.1, please provide detailed instruction, or reference documentation/video to how this ...
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Detect when Grease Pencil object is edited
I want the blender script to call a function when a Grease Pencil object is edited. This way, I can get the difference between the unedited and edited strokes.
This is because I want to get the ...
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Edit mode toolbar (additional icons) does not show up
I have this issue with "edit mode". There is only a part of icons on the left side of the screen. Also there is no grid on the model. I guess the solution is simple, but I just stuck...
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Shape key depending on another
If I have a shape key that extrudes the mesh upwards. then I want to make another shape key that will extrude the mesh(which is already extruded upwards) sideways, when I try to do so, only the ...
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Where is auto merge option?
I can't find the Auto Merge option. I looked up tutorials and they all said it should be here somewhere. Can any one please help me find where it is?
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Change mesh following pose
I would like to know how I can change a mesh and keep bone deformations while in edit mode, because currently, my mesh (which is a hair) is following the deformation of the pose, but I would like to ...
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Geometry is not highlighting in edit mode in 3.6 or 3.6.1
I’m having a big problem with the 3.6 series of updates…or maybe it’s me. I have a character I have been working on for an animation project. I have upgraded to version 3.6 then 3.6.1 but, during this ...
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How can I set the Z axis rotation of a text to face a face which is I selected?
As a dice builder, I want to set Z rotation axis of the text which you see in the image to the face which I selected. But how ?
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How to position numbers on faces
I want to position numbers on a die, and looking for an efficient technique to do that. My current approach is to copy Median XYZ of a face to coordinates of an object, can I do it in at once, instead ...
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Black lines around/on my object
I'm following Blender Guru's tutorial on his donut, and for some reason I can't get my donut to go back to it's original colour (the light grey colour). I'm stuck in edit mode but not really edit mode,...
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Is there a way to Inset two faces as one?
I'm trying to inset the two highlighted faces as one. I have already turned off individual and used scale in object mode as I saw recommended by others. However, I keep running into the same problem ...
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Renders with video editing has no sound [duplicate]
Whenever I try and render a video in blender (to be specific, I am using the 5th option that blender supplies me with, video editing), it comes out without sound. When I watch the project in the ...
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Creating slides / rotating faces
I am trying to create some slides (like Hamsterball game slides) and I want an easy workflow for that, so I can let my mind go wild with them. Currently, I use a path with a circle set as its geometry ...
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How do I non-destructively mirror cuts with the Knife Tool?
I'm looking for a way to make mirrored knife cuts in blender, be it via stock features or an addon. I want to preserve shape keys, UVs, bone weights, etc, so approaches such as the mirror modifier or ...
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