Questions tagged [wireframe]
Questions about viewing or rendering an object in wireframe. Wireframe is displayed by drawing only the object's edges. A wireframe is usually used to view the topology of an object.
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Wireframe view shows the mesh as if the subdivision modifier is applied
I updated to Blender 3.5 a few days ago and today that I tried to use the wireframe view to select some vertices, the mesh looks like if I had applied the subdivision modifier.
As you can see, when ...
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Wireframe modifier fails on some shapes. Why?
I have a wireframe modifier on a mutating shape. I have an animation for it, and -- sometimes -- it just doesn't create a wireframe at all. I believe it may have something to do with tiny pockets, ...
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How to paint the edges of a mesh/outline its topology AND have it show after rendering?
Is there anyway to paint the edges of a mesh? I'd like to be able to see the outlined edges and vertices of a mesh outside of edit mode.
This question is verbatim what I'm asking, but the wireframe ...
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Very thin edge lines in Edit mode
Why are my edge lines very thin in Blender 4.0.1.? Sometimes I can't even select them from a certain angle, and some vertex dots are invisible and I can't select them as well. In the end, I need to ...
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How to make wireframe mode in 2.9 look like 2.8's version
Blender 2.9x version changed the wireframe mode and it personally is much harder for me to tell what I'm looking at. Previous versions have full wireframes and I would like to know if there is a way ...
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Wireframe modifyer taking over, even if vertex group selected
I have this object:
I'd like to split it so that the top and bottom halves have the wireframe modifier applied, while the middle has the solidify modifyer, and is basically wirefame free.
Here's the ...
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Images as Plane turned Wireframe
Working along merrily when some accidental keyboard press really muxed things up. I've imported two images as planes, for a front view and a side view. They were, when switching to rendered or ...
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How can I get a wireframe with "rounded" circular faces?
I'm currently modelling a soundbox and it has a grid in front of it with rounded holes.
How do I get it in Blender because I already tried with square faces and it worked but now I want with round ...
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Wireframe overlay is not working
I'm a beginner in blender, I use the AMD kit (motherboard, processor and video card) I was taking a course and ended up being stopped by a problem - my Wireframe overlay doesn't work, I've tried ...
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Blender show the model in orthography mode as transparent, although all settings are turned off
I'm going crazy over this problem. I don't understand how it appeared.
The problem occurs in orthography mode.
The model looks like it's in X-ray mode, but it's not. I can see the outer surface and ...
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View reference image in Wireframe and solid view
I am modeling using a reference image. The image is behind the model and I need to see through the model, i.e. have the model in wireframe but the image in solid. Is that possible? I am using mac and ...
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How to stop blender from showing me the entire wireframe in edit mode
I’m working in edit mode, and I’m trying to use the wireframe of a different object as a reference. However, whenever I move my cursor, blender shows me an X-ray of the entire wireframe. I have X-ray ...
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Slow performance in viewport even in wireframe mode
This is my first question here. I have been looking but haven't found a proper answer. Hope someone can put me on the right track.
I have painfully built a scene, with a lot of problems because I ...
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Achieving a Clean Wireframe Effect on Complex Models in Blender
I'm new to Blender and I'm trying to achieve a specific look for an object. I want the object to have an outline or wireframe appearance, like in the image below.
I've looked into the Wireframe ...
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Wireframe modifier messing mesh up
When I add in a wireframe modifier, my mesh goes bonkers. The scale is perfectly fine and the mesh's topology is fine, so why is it doing this?
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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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How to hide edges/viewport after import from Warehouse (Sketchup/Collada)
I'm trying to use models from 3d Warehouse inside my Blender scene. So I'm downloading them in Collada (.dae) format instead of Sketchup formats since Blender can import dae.
Problem is that they are ...
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Stuck in wireframe
Using blender for the first time, and was just messing around with buttons, I think I clicked one of the physics simulation buttons, and now I'm stuck in this wireframe view. I don't want to make this ...
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Can't turn off Wireframe in Viewport all modes (It's a bug?)
Is already off "Viewport Overlays/Geometry/Wireframe"
Is already off [Object Properties/Viewport Display/Wireframe]
It don't have Wireframe modifier, either node wireframe.
Suddenly it ...
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wire frame modifier is not working, mesh shows solid in wire frame mode
i have been following chair tutorial of blender guru, i followed all steps correctly, but when he turned on his wire frame mode, his mesh turned into a piece of wires same shape as mesh but when i did ...
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Mesh shows in wireframe mode after removing smoke stimulation
I made a solid mesh and then added a smoke stimulation on it.
The stimulation worked but i didn't want it so I deleted the bake and removed the stimulation but now the mesh appears as wireframe even ...
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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 see through the mesh without going into wireframe mode
Constantly switching between wireframe mode and solid view mode (if that's the right term for it) is somewhat of a pain, but I remember seeing a tutorial where someone had the mesh transparent while ...
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Wireframe doesnt change to modified look when using bevel modifier
What needs to be changed to make it look like in the second picture?
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How to keep Object Highlight in Sculpt Mode? (2.93)
I'd like to keep the yellow highlight that appears in Object mode when an object is selected but while in sculpt mode. Blender 2.8 did this fine but I can't figure out where the option might be for 2....
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should I connect vertices on a high poly or low poly mesh?
if I am making a low poly to high poly object, does every vertex have to connect on either the high or low poly?
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How do I turn off this "Hidden Line" mode in wireframe view?
Somehow I have turned on a kind of hidden line mode for the wireframe view. How do I turn this off?
It does not appear to be an issue with "Alt Z" or the X-Ray settings suggested below.
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change color and thickness of wireframe node
I want to make a non flickering wireframe render. Like when we turn the object.
In this video, is my object using the freestyle grease pencil and is flickering a lot in the upper part. I tried erasing ...
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How to get a wireframe to have a "flat" edge instead of a "sharp" one?
The title is confusing.
I have a wireframe I made
This wireframe has "sharp" edges
This is what I mean by "flat" edges. How do I achieve this?
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How can I export animation frames in WIREFRAME mode?
I need your support :)
How can I export animation frames in WIREFRAME mode?
I don't need renders, materials, cameras ... etc. just to export frames in wireframe mode as they look at my screen.
Also ...
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Making a geodesic polyhedron with spheres on the vertices
Firstly, I'm relatively new to Blender, so apologies if this is an obvious question.
Using the Ico Sphere, I've made a Geodesic Polyhedron. I've also wireframed this and made spheres appear on the ...
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Increase net size and change shape of wireframe modifier
I'm trying to replicate this process in Blender.
So far, I found a 3D model and tried to apply a wireframe modifier:
What I'm not able to do yet:
increase the net size (thickness will increase the ...
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Make 2 Verticies Touch but not Merge
I have two vertices in space, and I want their x,y,z coordinates to be exactly the same, to lay right on top of eachother. But I don't want to merge them, just have them sit on the same point in space....
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How to turn object into "mesh" or "grid" form but keep the general shape?
I am a non-designer user of Blender.
I am designing surgical cutting guide to cut bone in the exact line that I planned. In order to do that, I need the cutting guide to fit with the bone surface ...
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Wireframes with Square Cross-Sections?
I am trying to generate thick wireframe meshes that do not appear so pointy. The modifier generates faces at acute angles (see cross sections below) where I am trying to get square cross-sections. ...
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Hexagonate complex shape
I'm trying to "hexagonate" a complex mesh. The task is to create a hexagonal "shield" around gums. I've tried to create a hexagonal grid and Shrinkwrap it onto the gums but it didn'...
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How can I render an edge only mesh as solid lines?
I have a schematic of a raspberry pi that is completely flat, no solid faces, just connected vertices.
Is it possible to render these lines somehow, so that it looks like a 2D drawing?
Maybe with ...
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Change wireframe modifier to only show rings
I use geometry nodes to create a cylinder, deform it with a noise texture and then add the wireframe modifier. What I want to achieve is (given the cylinder is in Z direction)that I have wireframe ...
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Exporting wireframe - freestyle not generating desirable output
I want to do a wireframe render of a model I created, however the freestyle renderer is proving to be of a low quality that ignores many outlines. Compare the two images below. The freestyle renderer ...
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What is the setting that changes wire frame thickness?
Hi definition display makes my wire frame very very thin, is there a setting in blender that increases the visibility for wire frame?
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Exporting a workspace wireframe (or something similar) as an SVG
I've tried freestyle, but the output is of a low quality and ignores many faces. Of course I can just screenshot the workspace wireframe, but that does not provide much fidelity. Any help is ...
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Problem: Wireframe on object with modifiers, autosmooth problem
I have Blender 2.8 and I want to ask two questions.
I am trying make simple model of "sci-fi bulldozer".
Q.1 - Is available to turn off wireframe on objects with modifiers? If i turn off wireframe (...
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Blender solid color with displaying edges?
I am coming from 3ds Max.
Why I can't get a simple way to switch from solid to solid with edges ( without changing the color of the faces to a color that matches the background?
What am I missing? How ...
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How can I jampack the metallic wires in an optical fibre cable? (Image in the body/descripton)
What approach should I take to put the metallic wires in a random fashion yet packed inside the rubber coating?
As shown in the marked area, it's visible that the wires are fixed there. They are not ...
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Cannot create fluid voronoi pattern
I´m really struggling to create a fluid voronoi pattern on this sculpted rock. As seen in the photo, after applying 3 modifiers (decimal > wireframe > subdivision surface) I ended up with this ...
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Asymmetrical Reference Image and Blocking
I am just starting down the path of creating a 3D representation of Jesus in this painting. I am wanting to do so because ultimately I want to create a “depth map” from that 3D representation of Jesus....
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Wireframe / mesh visible in shadows of render
Blender 3.3.1 LTS / Cycles
I have a human model with:
multiple particle systems,
collision
rigged with metarig
Corrective shapekeys (top lids only)
wigcap with baked hair dynamics (copied mesh and ...
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My wireframe mode isn't working
So I don't know what happened, but whenever I go into wireframe mode this happens
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how can I delete the invisible wireframe that is inside the mesh?
how can I delete the invisible wireframe that is inside the mesh? i tried that with join and boolean.
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