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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Why does Select-All in Face-Select mode also select isolated edges?
Blender v2.79.
Let's say I have to extrude all faces of this planar construction containing two edges not included in faces, and one isolated vertex:
In this object, there are not hidden ...
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context is incorrect error in async method probleme
hey guys i'm trying to use some blender commandes inside a async methodes, but it seemes like blender commands don't work insisde async methodes, i will apreciate any help:
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[Blender 2.8]Why autosave do not save edit-mode data, and how can I auto save them?
In Blender 2.8, autosave said that edit-mode data won't be saved, and I just noticed this after an hour's work lost.
So any way to force Blender to save data in edit-mode when autosaving?
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How to use surface snapping on a wireframe in 2.8?
In 2.7x we can snap to the surface of an object with max draw type set to wireframe:
However, as of 81a7f6c848 this no longer works; the target object must have a ...
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Why is there slowdown on a high poly mesh in edit mode when all faces are hidden?
I've been wondering this for years now, so I'm working on a high poly mesh and I've hidden all but 50,000 vertices, there's a fair bit of slowdown and I kind of get that but even if you hide ...
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Can't see through objects with X-ray mode
I am having an issue with X-ray mode. When I am in Material preview viewport, I turn Xray on and objects don't display as see-through like default settings.
But if I switch my workspace to UV editing,...
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What is the "Mode" parameter in duplicate (edit mode) window?
I can't find out, what does it do, never noticed it before.
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Persistence of element tag and select using bound bmesh
For bmesh code I often used tag to flag a visited element. On noticing the tags persisted it was required to "detag" the entire bmesh element collection ...
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What is mesh - is it a collection of linked geometry or all mesh data inside of the mesh object?
I'd like to know if there's any consensus on naming mesh data as part of the mesh object.
For example, if one takes a monkey object (suzanne), it consists of 3 chunks of linked geometry - 1 monkey ...
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cut and join video without rendering
I want to do some simple cutting in middle of video and join remaining parts.
but when rendering the final work, it takes a very long time to finish.
I wish if I could export the final video without ...
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How to inverse selection in Blender 2.8?
In the older versions of Blender I just have to tap Ctrl+I to inverse the selection,but I didn't find it in the 2.8 version,is it possible to do that in another way,or where can I find it in the ...
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Bool Tool - overlap threshold (v2.8)
I am using the bool tool really a lot and have been struggeling with that tools in 2.7 for quite some time...
My first impressions of 2.8 showed no real difference in the boolean modifier - the ...
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How to merge vertices without affecting custom split normals?
I have a model with some split edges that I want to merge:
Both vertices and edges are duplicated along the selected edge loop. You can see the duplication in there being two vertex normals (blue) at ...
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Slide vertices based on angle of adjacent edges
I want to extrude a boundary edge such that angles between any given newly generated perpendicular edge and the edges on either side are equal. That is, I want to do this:
The gif was accomplished by ...
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Solve Burr Puzzles in Blender?
There is a great software called BurrTools for the automated solving of burr puzzles, it is however sometimes a little bit cumbersome to work with.
I do not think that there is any equal function ...
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Is proportional 3D weighted decimation on cubic objects possible?
i´ve been thinking the last two days how to calculate this problem with blender, maybe im stupid and it´s simple. i need a specific decimation calculation to transform blue into green
img.A
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Redo command doesn't work
Undo command (Ctrl+Z) works fine, but Redo (Shift+Ctrl+Z) doesn't work for me anymore. How to fix it?
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Select in edit mode not working when clicking fast
I just jumped to Blender 4.0 recently and one thing really bothers me. While in edit mode and with part of the geometry selected, I can't select any of that selected part if I'm clicking too fast. ...
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Object in Edit Mode has blue overlay that intersects with other objects
I've been working on my MacBook within Blender and noticed that, whenever I go to edit an object, there's a blue tinge that coats the object. This is in edit view, solid. I can't seem to get rid of ...
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How do I make a smooth shaded mesh not look weird?
I'm someone who wants to try and make a game and modelling is one o the aspects I'm trying to learn. I'm new here in blender and I don't know a whole bunch yet. But I'm trying to cut a shape of a lego ...
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I came back to my project and can't select vertices anymore
I can select objects and bones just fine, but I can no longer select the vertices with RMB. I can still select them with the c key and the Box Select tool but I'd like to know if I might have ...
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Knife tool cuts through unexpectedly
I've had a problem where the knife tool keeps cutting through to the other side of the geometry, even though X-Ray is turned off, along with "cut through" and all other settings I can see. ...
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Video Editing - I toggled on and off stereoscopy and now my video preview is black
So toggling Stereoscopy on and then off made my preview go black, and it only reappears when I toggle Stereoscopy back on. I don't want Stereoscopy. How do I go back to normal?
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How can I move bone and mesh together?
Is there a way to move both the bones and mesh at the same time? And can I select only a certain number of vertices and bones? For example, I want to move them up slightly to match a real human male ...
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Is there a way to change blender default operator values?
There are some values that I find not useful when I'm in Edit Mode and want to do, for example, a Decimate Geometry Operation. The default value is 1.00 and I would prefer to set it to .5 by default. ...
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How to select linked flat faces directly?
Usually we must select (at least) one face
and then "Select Linked Faces" to get selected like this
Is there any way to select linked flat faces directly once you click on face?
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many objects float and rotate on a large scale ocean
I made these bowls with many ears around them like a sprocket. The idea is to make an animation with many of these bowls (something like 60) floating in an large scale ocean (200m) and let them rotate ...
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How do you connect the edge so the end of it is connected to the specific vertex below?
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How do I make it that so that line in the middle(which is coming from yellow to orange) is connected to the orange dot. Not to the dot above like it is ...
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Edit mode 2.91 very slow and cpu intensive compared to 2.79
It took me a while to move over to the new Blender version. Got my hotkeys changed and activated my favorite plugins. What I noticed is with relatively low poly objects (100k) the edit mode is ...
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Blender 2.8 Undo like in 2.79
How to undo last actions in Blender 2.8 / 2.9 without undoing actions in Edit mode, Sculpt mode & Particle edit? I.e. how to make Undo work the same way as in Blender 2.79? It often happens that ...
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Utilization of RAM and CPU for normal Operations of Blender
Please suggest on how to make my Processor and RAM be fully Utilized by Blender for normal Operations like for example, When I select about 200K faces on a large terrain and try to run "Limited ...
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How To Work On Specific 2d Plane While In Perspective Mode?
To work on either XY , YZ or XZ plane, I have to go to ortho view left/top/front. But if I'm in perspective mode, how can I activate selected plane to work on while still in perspective?
To clarify ...
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MMB deletes in edit mode instead of orbiting
This has happened twice recently where I am editing a model and (perhaps sloppily hitting a key that activates this "feature") and the middle mouse button no longer orbits but deletes ...
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Rigid body physics only applied correctly in edit mode
I'm confronted with a weird problem in blender's rigid body physics, where the simulation is only applied correctly if the active objects are in edit mode. My test scene: one simple cube and two ...
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How do I only select vertices which are visible from my perspective in 3D View?
I'm trying to retopologize a high poly mesh and create a low poly version out of the existing sculpt. While selecting some vertices of my low poly mesh in order to edit them, other non-visible ...
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Pressing G distorts my objects
Whenever I press "G" the selected vertices distort. The shape is retain with respect to the viewer but the vertices themselves are massively distorted. I'm assuming I've changed a setting ...
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How to exit "SurfaceDrawing" mode?
I somehow got into this mode:
And I can't get back to normal Edit Mode anymore. Evey I switched to Edit Mode, the options on the header are something like "Stroke Selection Mode" instead of Vertex/...
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Proportional Editing Heat Map viewport
Does anyone know of an add-on that would allow you to toggle the viewport of proportional editing? I have an image showing what I mean. But in 3DS Max when in proportional editing they show a heat map ...
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Why can't I select certain loops with Loop Select?
As you can see in the attached image, I have used the Alt+click hotkey to loop select these three loops. I know the difference between these three loops; the one that is not select-able using the loop ...
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Fill large hole in mesh
sorry, I don't know what to search for here. I've downloaded an obj. It has a large hole in it that I would like to fill with mesh so I can sculpt it to fit in with the rest of the figure. I've filled ...
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object with low vertex bend like having high vertex
this is a leg of a fox in mcprep add-on
it dont have many vertex as you can see. when i move one or some vertex, it didnt work like normal but act like this. i want to know how to make an object/model ...
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Tracing a light ray with paths
I'm trying to simulate optical rays within blender and am not really advanced within coding for blender or using BGE, so I figured I'd come here for help.
The setup I'm making involves animated ...
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can't edit circle in edit mode
I am trying create a circle in blender 2.79.
But in edit mode, I can't see some point (read line in end 2nd picture). Can you tell me how to setting it same with 2nd pictue?
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How to open closed eyelids on pre made models
I'm "kind of" new to Blender and rigging/animation in general, but I like to jump out in the deep part of the pool. (Sorry)
What I mainly want to do is rigging and animation, so I've kind of not paid ...
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Other vertices affected when moving one vertex
I have a mesh that I have not created myself. I took an existing mesh and started modifying it for my own purposes. Suddenly I notice some vertices go crazy when I move (or grab) certain vertices.
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Rotation not working properly - what are we doing wrong?
We recently switched to Windows 10 in our lab at school. Since the switch we can't get rotation to work normally in Blender. We have tried 2.79, 2.79b, and 2.78c and all behave the same.
When we ...
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Unexpected Selection Behavior- Selecting Random Faces of a Sphere
No experience in 3d modeling what-so-ever. Trying to make a pill object. Doing this by creating a sphere, cutting off the bottom, duplicating/rotating, and connecting it to a cylinder.
I've aligned ...
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poll failed - context is incorrect
Goal
Generate several scene from files (csv, yml with parameters) and thus, initialize the scene before loading a file.
Bug
In my code, I am creating a plane(object mode) and want to subdivide it (...
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Scaling Bezier Curves in Edit Mode vs Object Mode
If we create a bezier cruve ([shift]+[a], "Curve", "Bezier") we get a slightly curved curve with two nodes along the x-axis.
If we enter edit mode, select ...
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