Questions tagged [mesh]

A mesh is a collection of vertices, edges, (composed of a connection between two vertices), and faces (composed of 3 or more connected edges). Meshes are the most commonly used object type in Blender.

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How to attach the hair root to the surface?

Ho to attach each individual stylized hair root while using "the curves" method ? Mb any geonodes or smth ? TY
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Changes in object-mode are not carried over to the slicer

I thought I solved my problem by adding Triangulate modifier. It only worked on one object. I have made a round base plate using a cylinder. I have pushed a smaller cylinder through and created a hole ...
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Most effective technique to detect changes in mesh-data's?

What would be the most effective way to track changes in the user mesh-data's? I would like to receive a notification signal if a user mesh data has changed. I see a few (fast) approaches possible: ...
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i cant seem to render slow motion

i have this splash animation i went to splash and put a rigid body so i can slow mo the splash real time i believe that im doing something wrong here , i have used this slow motion animation before ...
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Boolean modifier not making new faces in mesh

So I'm trying to make a smooth spherical cut in my object, I'm using the same object (icosphere) to cut both my meshes and it's worked fine on the right (hammer spike) and made new faces where it's ...
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Add new mesh issue 3.4 [duplicate]

Has never happened before and prob easy solution, but when I add any new mesh, it is facing the camera, not xyz orientation, have been searching web for 3 hours, but nothing of relevance.
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automatically assigning materials to random parts of the mesh

I am working on this low poly guy and created vertex groups to make it easier to assign materials. For some reason when I add new materials they are automatically assigned to the whole character then ...
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Joined objects remain separated in edit mode

I apologize if this has been covered, but I have been unable to locate a solution. I joined two basic objects together before applying array and curve modifiers, but they are still detached in edit ...
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connecting grease pencil drawing to object with armature for animation

For a project, I am creating an animation. For this animation, I need to be able to connect my grease pencil drawing to my object to then be able to animate both.. with grease pencil I clicked on the "...
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My ALT+C button isn't working

So I am in Blender 3.1 and I am trying to learn how to make a transformational text animation in Blender The creator of this text animation is from tutor4u. This is the link: https://www.youtube.com/...
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How can I fill these vertices?

I'm trying to fill these vertices here: When I try to fill it with these vertices selected, this happens: If I only fill with the 4 corner vertices, this happens: How can I fill the vertices with ...
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Selected mesh will not move in Object mode

I just installed Blender 2.82a on my PC and found that the initial cube will not move when selected in object mode. When selected the outline turns yellow, but when I attempt to use the move command ...
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Seam Issues when Posing Model

Good to be here. Am just getting used to this lovely app. Guess I have ver. 2.83. I have learned how to rig bones and fix bones, add textures, not to mention a handful of other things related to ...
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How to create editable object mesh for an object made using modifiers

I want to know how to make I solid mesh to work with when I have used say array modifier to design an object. Because when we use array modifier it just makes the same object visible the number of ...
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Only part of the mesh is moving when attached to a amature

The only mesh selected is this one. The problem is that it dosent move with the animation. I have tried to make a different mesh and attach it together with ctrl + j but with little succsess.
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Wireframe not showing in edit mode

Hello, I am currently starting Blender by watching Blender Guru youtube videos. I was wondering how to solve this
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How to limit select edge loops on seam?

Basically select edge loops will result like this: Is there any way (or script) to limit the select loop on seam quickly? so the result should be like this: EDIT: Bellow is example selection what i ...
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Does Blender have a tool similar to Smooth Boundary in Meshmixer?

Meshmixer has a feature called "smooth boundary" where parts of a mesh can be selected and then deformed such that the border of the selection is smoothed along with the unselected portions of the ...
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sculpting breaks symmetry

For some reason when I sculpt a model in blender, the x symmetry is broken when in edit mode. I have the x mirror turned on when I sculpt, so I'm not sure what the issue is.
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Smoothing doesn't work on all edges

I am new to Blender, and I try to build cloth model. So far so good, staring from cylinder to the low-poly collar. Still, I am confused after shade-smooth as some edges are smoothed as expected, and ...
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Blender and FBX file. Different results

I have different results in FBX, I thinks this is because stretch bones, while bones without stretch are working fine. Also I'm using "Better FBX Exporter" is there any solution to that? ...
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How to clean up crazy mesh?

I'm a novice at Blender. I started using a program called 3d Slicer for medical images. It takes a medical scan (CT, MRI etc) and allows you to turn it into a 3d image (in this case .obj file for ...
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match two mesh curves

I've got a situation where two objects meet and they both have curves. I need to make the white portion on the left side match the curve of the gray portion on the left side. The inside the white ...
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Fill a plane with circles in it

I am currently trying to make this wall with these roundles in it ]but when I try to fill the plane it fills the circles as well. How to only fill the space between the circles and plane?
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Why is my face mesh completely flat unlike the tutorial guys?

I moved the vertices in the front view in the X axis only using g like he said in the video at 15:25-15:37 (https://youtu.be/bx953Hl6Eu8?t=745) However mine is flat like the picture and his is in the ...
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Can't bake mesh texture as normal map w/o texture turning all purple

I followed a tutorial by Ryan King Art on YouTube how to bake "realistic textures". I was able to successfully bake a Roughness map, I believe a Diffuse map (#1 screenshot), but not a Normal ...
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the back head looks weird

I'm trying to make a model but the head is kinda weird looking like a square on the back. Am I doing something wrong, or should I just complete the head to see the real result?
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How do I get rid of these jagged edges?

I have made a mesh of gloves that are now rigged to the armature. Attached are screenshots of the edges of the gloves which as you can see are not at all smooth. How do I fix this problem? I have used ...
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is there any way to turn on the auto smooth in blender startup files

Hi, I need help is there any way I can turn on the auto smooth by default turn on the time blender startup files. if add anything to the screen that time also wants the object must have an auto smooth ...
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How do I get More Consistent Control Over Mesh of Solidified Curves

I'm working with a curve that has a solidify modifier on it. There's also a shrinkwrap modifier to project it onto the surface but I don't think that matters. I have two questions relating to wanting ...
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I don't know why collision works this way

Every time I try to collide object that is edited or object which modifier is applied to, this happens. How can I solve this problem?
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What is the best method to "glue" a mesh on top of a face?

I'm making a super simple club as a study and I've modeled a stud that I'd like to add to the model. I'd like to know how can I "glue" this stud in the faces of the club in a way that it ...
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Problem cutting object - results in polygon

[Translated]: I can't cut the object normally, instead I have a polygon. How can I fix this so that it no longer exists?
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How can I make my procedurally generated texture follow a curve in Blender?

I want to texture a blade in Blender. For this, I use a generated Texture that creates this brushed look. Now I want to change the direction of the brushed metal to follow the direction of the curve. ...
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Why does my mesh deform when i apply automatic weights?

I have a 3D model of a character I want to rig. I already created the rig and it matches the model pose, but whenever I press the automatic weights option it deforms drastically.
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How to connect multiple faces quickly?

I was given a model that has most of its faces separate from each other. The model will be 3D printed, so I need to make it into a solid object with wall thickness. Is there a way to connect the edges ...
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Blender skeleton won't attach to mesh

I've imported an FBX mesh in Blender and made an armature for it. However, when I try to connect the armature to the figure (Ctrl+P, with automatic weights), the figure doesn't follow the armature in ...
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How do I merge multiple meshes into one for a softbody animation? [closed]

I have tried multiple ways already which just dont want to work. I have tried to use BoolTool and i have tried doing it with the knife intersect option.
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Exported fbx and obj files getting hidden faces in substance painter

I keep getting these "missing faces" when I export from blender to substance painter. Is this caused because I exported the object in the wrong way or is this an option in substance painter that I've ...
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Cant Join Meshes ("Visible Mesh" with "Non-Visible" Mesh)

What I have done: -I Have turned a SVG file into a Mesh hence the "First 5 Engraved Commands" -I Added a boolean to the "Stone Tablet" Mesh to get the "engraved" look you ...
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How to snap a part of a mesh into a part of another in Blender?

Is there the possibility in Blender to select some vertices (or faces) in mesh1, select some vertices (faces) on mesh2 and then snap the meshes by the vertices (faces)? I am thinking in complicated ...
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Mesh Not Moving With Rigify Rig

Brought figure in from MakeHuman added a few bits then joined the mesh. Used Rigify and rigged the mesh. All seem to go to plan but as you see from the pics I have missed something. Workupload File ...
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Why do I get lines rendering a curved mesh surface?

Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way, but I'm trying to model a huge area (up to 200 km or more) mainly as background to an area about 3 km long and 2 km wide, supposedly on the surface of an ...
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Shade Smooth and Auto-Smooth problem when combining objects

So I'm making a catapult and I need all the parts of the arm joined together so when I animate it, they all move together. The problem is when I join up the parts of the basket and arms in the front ...
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Is it possible to merge multiple meshes into one object without ruining its textures?

I'm new to blender and I'm trying to make some custom content for TS4. I'm using blender 2.7 and I've run into an issue where I've got 200+ meshes for the individual hair strands, ~20 different ...
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How can I cut this mesh into the object while it retains it's shape?

I've been modeling this Daihatsu Midget for a while now and I got to this part but I don't know how to "cut through and paste" these objects into the rear panel. What I have: What I would ...
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How to place a mesh on segmented plane from an image using Blender python?

So I have a segmented mask of a tabletop, and I need to place an object on that tabletop. The position and orientation of the object have to be randomly sampled, but the object should always lie on ...
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Why does my mesh get distorted when switching from edit to object mode?

Whenever I create adjustments to a mesh in edit mode (covering body with clothes for example), when I switch back into object mode the mesh distorts weirdly as shown below and shoots out in all ...
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Why are the size and shape are different in edit and object mode?

When I change the mode, the mesh looks different. Edit mode-skinny, object mode-fat. Before I made the skeleton, everything was fine.
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Smoothing out the edges of Shrinkwrapped and tilted cylinder

I have a cylinder that I want to wrap around the handle, but the edges have these huge steps to them, is there any way I can smooth them out? I tried subdividing it further, but it didn't help

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