Questions tagged [object-mode]
Use this tags for questions about operations performed on objects when they are in object-mode, rather than any of the other modes, such as edit, sculpt and weight painting.
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How do I make my sculpture pop up when I change it to object mode?
I've been recently using Blender and I'm new to the program. I've been following a tutorial on sculpting. I create and object and I'm try to change to object mode. However, when I do It reverts my ...
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Object location different between Object and Edit mode
For some strange reason, the mesh between Object and Edit mode are in completely different places.
Here, the model is aligned with the armature
But here, the mesh is way off.
I've applied ...
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join multiple objects together depending on the distance
Is there a way to select many objects and join only those that intersect or touch each other.
For example, I have a scene with houses and chimneys (seperated objects) and I want to batch join each ...
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Random color streaks in Object View
when in Object view random color lines and layers shows up. somtimes it vanishes suddenly sometimes it stays.
is this coz of any lag in processing?
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select an object in blender using python command
I'm having problem in working with various objects in blender. I'm writing a code to change the vertices of a object; but, it does not work when there are several objects at the scene, the problem is ...
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Blender 3.0.1: Can't Move Objects in Object Mode
I know this has been asked and "answered" elsewhere, but still...
I'm using Blender 3.0.1-2 in Arch Linux, and I'm unable to transform an object unless I'm in edit mode. The only exception ...
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Render Object Mode Optics
Is it possible at all to render an animation (image sequence or video) in the object mode?
So that you can only see the skeleton of the 3D models?
Thanks! D.
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Creating Curves at the Joints of Objects
It is necessary to create a weld for the tank, for this I needed to create curves in the joint area using Python, then put welds in the curve.
I know how to create curves manually, but there are 990 ...
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Unable to add bone in Object Mode
I'm trying to add bones to my two sphere objects, but even though I'm in object mode I can't add any bones. When I mouse over Armatures, I do not get any options to add bones at all. Can someone ...
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Snapping not working correctly in object mode
So, I'm having this problem that I'm sure is just some setting that I'm missing but I'm not able to find anything about it. So when I want to align the rotation of an object with the angle of another ...
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Is it possible to display vertex normals in object mode?
I want to preview how vertex normals will look like after WeightedNormal modifier without actually applying it. Is there any way to do that?
I am aware about Y.A.V.N.E. addon but it hasn't been ...
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objects disappear
When it moves away from large objects, it disappears into the darkness. How can I set the visible distance of objects?
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Sculpture turning black. (most likely beginner problem)
I recently starting using blender and I have been encountering several problems. i usually find the solutions on the Internet, but this time I havent found anything that helped me.
After working for ...
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When I choose the shading mode, the under working view of the selection was hidden [duplicate]
I don't know what I did with the mouse, the under working view was hidden all of the selection, and I can't find it.
How can I open the view of the under working view?
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Change active object line
Good Morning,
I have Blender 2.92 and I think I have a problem with the orange lines that the active objects have in the 'Object Mode'. Active objects have a double orange line, but I have seen in ...
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Parts of my 3D character model keep vanishing [duplicate]
As i am editing and shaping around and cleaning up the object, vital parts like the entire legs at first, and now the chest as well, they are fully gone in sculpt mode, and edit mode. Why does this ...
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What is the easiest way to move object using 3 points (to have same transform for two objects)
Usually when I work with photogrammetry or in other usages, I need to combine two meshes that have different position, rotation and sometime even scale.
The best way to solve this problem is by ...
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Pivot point will not move in edit mode when moving mesh, in object mode only pivot point moves not the mesh [duplicate]
I am a beginner in Blender.
My pivot point suddenly looked odd. It has an y, x, y axis on it. When in Object mode the mesh refuse to move when I grab it with 'G'. When I am in Edit mode the pivot ...
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Shape keys changes only visible in edit mode
The shape keys changes are only visible in edit mode. It only shows the basis in object mode no matter what. Enabling the shape key edit mode also makes all my changes invisible.
When I export the ...
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How to cut a rectangular patch from an object?
I have an object in which a model is wearing a shirt. I need to cut an object from the front of the shirt such that the shape is rectangular and curved like the surface of the shirt like seen below:
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Unable to edit subivided version of mesh object
I 'm new to Blender and recently I started creating objects by using Edit Mode.
Selected cube
Subdivided cube
Changed mode to Edit Mode
Now I can't edit the object face
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My UV mapping changes when switching from edit mode to object mode
I'm trying to create a bottle with a label I made in illustrator. I exported the Label as a Png, and then wrapped it around a section of the bottle. I really like how it looks in edit mode, but when I ...
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Grease Pencil - Keyframes disappear in Object Mode?
I'm learning 2D animation in Blender. Keyframing works normal in all modes except Object Mode. Every time, when I switch back to Object Mode, and click any blank place, all keyframes disappear but the ...
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Textures look fine in edit mode but go crazy in object mode
Hi I'm trying to add a wood&paint texture to my house but when I try that blender goes a little crazy. I'm pretty new to Blender btw.
I added a texture from Poliigon, smart UV projected my house ...
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Rotate a shape so that it is parallel with another object's edge
I have two shapes. Think of the bigger shape as the "chassis", and the longer, narrower shape as the "axle". Together they look like this:
And, from the side, they look like this:
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How can I show the X and Y axes over this plane?
Image 1: Plane somehow hiding the axes
I'm a newbie and I'm following the famous donut tutorials by Andrew Price aka Blender Guru. At part 6, Level 1 he instructs us to create a plane, but in his ...
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Filter objects by name without their parents
When I type object names in the "search bar" in Outliner, it shows not only the matched objects but their whole hierarchy:
I don't want to know what's their parents and parents' parents. I ...
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3D cursor not moving
I don't know quite what happened. I was modeling and I suppose accidentally clicked on something, and now the 3D cursor (The thing in the middle with the red ring around it) stays in the middle.
I've ...
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Capture and restoring the state of an area and the mode
Looking for a Python solution - Would love to make some basic macros using the Blender addon "Pie Menu Editor".
Premise: How to store the current areas and mode state of Blender so it can be ...
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parenting problem [duplicate]
please I try to make a parent between two objects, I select the two object and press ( ctrl + p ), but the parenting menu does not appear, and the program reject to make parenting
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Filter objects by type in Outliner
How can I filter objects by their types in Outliner? For example I want to show all the lights in the scene. This works for cameras, but not for lights:
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Why does the object move to the center of the world while Im resizing it?
I was in object mode and I added a sphere, I tried to move the sphere and make it smaller, but it didn't work.
I was in object mode the whole time and I did not go into edit mode.
This is what's ...
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Joining Two Complex meshes for 3D printing
Thank you for considering this issue.
I am trying to 3D print a handle that will have a wire running through. As such, I have two meshes to make this handle hollow on the inside: the outer mesh is ...
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select all instances of text object, or curve objects in object mode?
How do you select all objects that are of similar type in object mode, say for example selecting all the instnaces of text objects. Or selecting only the meshes.
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What's going on with my objects?
My object is not rotating properly it prefers to go around my object rather than being turned around. I don't know how it explain this properly here is a video https://kapwi.ng/c/KhShHYD8
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Mesh lines visible in object mode
hey there i was just applying some modifier [ mirror ] , then suddenly the mesh started to look like this somewhat a mix between wireframe and solid mode . how do stop this from happening coz i feel ...
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How to switch directly from Sculpt mode to Object mode?
How do I make it so when I press Tab in sculpt mode I go to object mode?
I press Tab in sculpt mode and it goes to edit mode. No matter what I do Tab is a combo of edit mode and any other mode. To go ...
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Main shape not displaying like the others in object mode
The body of this worm project started displaying with no detail. How can I get it to display grey again like the others?
(I only use blender for making 3D print files. No rendering or color needed)
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How can I create a mouse Shortcut in Blender 2.8x or 2.9x to select object siblings in a collection with double click
I hope you are doing OK.
I want to create a shortcut entry to be able to select a collection with double click in the 3d Viewport but I cant find the right command to put in the identifier.
If I check ...
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I want to show different object modes on two different windows in 3DView (Object Mode and Weight Paint
I am doing some very detailed weight painting on a texture. Using Blender 2.92.0. What I'd like to do is have a side by side in 3D view where on screen is in Weight Paint mode and the other is in ...
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Using Normal Transformation on a group of objects in Object mode in Blender 2.92
In V 2.83 I got used to selecting a group of objects (last selected=active) and then choosing Normal transformation in Object mode to be able to move the group along any axis of the Active object.
It ...
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Blender crashing when switching from Local View [closed]
I am worked on an object in local view and closed the file. When I reopened and pressed / to exit out of local view, blender crashes with the following report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/...
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Boolean applies only to one quad
I try to boolean the cylinder (it is only one cylinder mirrored) to the car body
This is the result I get when I apply the boolean, only one quad gets pierced
I tried to pierce the quads above and ...
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How to animate proportional editing effect?
how should i go like if i want to replicate this effect in an animation? i'm open to use animation nodes too but maybe this can be done on vanilla blender?
effect as shown
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Rotation issue. 2.83 [duplicate]
I used to be able to rotate upon the origin of any given item that I was working on, but now blender just wants to rotate around the cursor, which i usual have at the world origin. This is a little ...
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X-Ray and In Front modes don't work together
I ran into this problem while modeling a character: whenever I try to set an object to X-Ray mode, then when I change the viewport display setting for the object to "in front", my object ...
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Glitchy lines coming from the pencil strokes
There are these weird glitchy lines coming from the end of the stroke while I'm drawing. They also connect the two last strokes I put down between each other. Because of that, when i switch do Object ...
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Side view is not in orthographic view?
Before when I went into side view it would automatically put it in orthographic view but now it isn't. How do I fix this?
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Difference of my object between edit and object mode
I'm learning to use Blender, for plan drawing by design projects. I'm very new in this program and not familiar with 3D design.
I was working in the Edit mode for quite a long time and then switched ...
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This is a question about material replacement
If there is more than one material in object mode, is there any way to leave the material in the existing slot and change it to a material in another slot? I'm looking for something similar to the'...
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