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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Add Mesh to an imported wireframe object
I am beginner. I have imported an object which has no faces (only edges and vertex). Import from dwg. What is the best way to add a clean mesh to the object? The object is a chair.
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The outline of my object is really hard to see
I have been trying to follow Blender Guru's guide on how to model a chair, and it involves using reference images. When I apply a subdivision modifier to my model and try to edit it in wireframe mode, ...
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How do I select wireframes objects and edit them?
I have accidentally joined an object with a group of objects but this made me unable to select the group of objects individually. To fix this, I separated the combined object by loose parts, and I can ...
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Cannot get out of wire mode (Viewport shading -> Solid / Max Draw Type -> Textured / Shading - Hidden Wire -> Unchecked)
I have this blend file (version 2.79) which comprises several models with armature.
I'm trying to edit one of the models, but when I enter edit mode is only displayed in Wireframe even though;
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Object are only showing as wireframe, even in solid and material preview mode
My objects are only showing as a wireframe, even in solid and material preview mode. No matter what mode I use, it shows a wireframe. I am not aware of changing anything in my files, I've only opened ...
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Change object's wire display colour
Can the object's wire display colours be changed from black to a colour that I assign?
I have set all objects in a collection to display as wires, but I don't see how I can change the colour of their ...
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Why Is Wireframe Shading Only Showing Object Outline
I'm following a tutorial on Skillshare where the instructor switches to Wireframe Shading by pressing 'Z + Wireframe':
Unfortunately when I try to replicate this on my Mac, it's only giving me an ...
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Blender rendering as wireframe
When I render an image in Blender, it appears as a wireframe. Does anyone know how to fix this?
3D viewport (render preview):
3D viewport (material preview):
Render:
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Wireframe modifier misses some vertices
I'm trying to create a kind of wire net for an antenna.
I drew a bezier curve, then converted that to a mesh.
I used a triangulate modifier to create some of the interconnecting lines between the ...
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Blender 3.0 shows backface of wireframe (not X-ray), how can I hide back faces?
Blender v3 seemed to change something in the wireframe view where back faces are showing, simlar to X-Ray mode. Any way to hide / clip back faces in wireframe overlay?
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How do I select only one of two identical objects, on top of each, in edge or edit mode?
Ok, so as shown below, I have these two cubes, and I'm in edge mode. What I'm trying to do is just select the entire Cube .001 so I can use the Alt + S scale tool to scale it down, while keeping it ...
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Wireframe texture not rendering
I tried to make a texture with a wireframe but noticed the wireframe texture doesn't render. It acts like it's not there. How can I fix this?
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wireframe after the on cage
after i press On Cage button in Subdivision modifier - wireframe is hidden.
Did the developer do it intentionally or is it a technical limitation of the program and display the wireframe in this case ...
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Problem with the mobius wireframe
Hi guys I created a mobius strip and applied a wireframe modifier to it. It seemed like that it became a complicated wireframe because I used the triangular prism to array. However, I just want to ...
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What are these lines that extend to infinity and how do I get rid of them?
When I create a wireframe modifier, I get these weird lines extending out of my mesh. I am having trouble finding where they come from because this mesh has so many points. Is there an easy way to ...
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Glitchy/distorted object when exporting to .obj file format but looks fine while in Blender
** I am new to Blender
I am trying to model and export a Glock 18 for my game. In viewing in Edit mode, Object mode, Shading or basically every mode in Blender, the weapon looks fine and doesn't get ...
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Wireframe Automatic Activation
Is there a way to automatically activate the Wireframe whenever I switch from Object to Edit mode? That would make the workflow faster and less confusing.
Thank you
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Wireframe artifact shows up when rendering close-up detail in Blender 3.0
I have a wireframe problem.
When I render close-up detail image, wireframe wrongly show up on the surface of the model. I`ve set the model in smooth mode and subdivision level is high enough and ...
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Object Mesh is not showing the wireframe in solid mode [duplicate]
i was using blender 2,79 and when i upgraded blender to 3.0 i got a problem.
The mesh of my object in solid mode ,when i press z to see the wireframe it shows an outline of the object transparent ...
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Why does my donut look different in wireframe mode compared to Blender Guru's donut?
I have been stuck on this issue for a while and haven't been able to figure what I've been doing wrong. So I was hoping someone here might have the answer to my question.
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wireframe modifier +file size
I am trying to add wireframe modifier to a 119 MB 3D scan model on blender. The modifier gets added however does not get rendered. Is this because the model is too big?
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Missing Vertices
I'm new to blender and have run into an issue trying to make a glass of liquid. I duplicated the middle of the cup to make the liquid inside and continued developing the liquid. Only when I noticed ...
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How to render curves (or a faceless mesh) [closed]
I'm experimenting with geometry nodes in Blender 3.1 alpha, and used the following spaghetti of nodes to draw a trefoil:
The result is what I expect, shown in the viewport from the camera angle here:
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Animating grid lines forming into a big grid
I am trying to animate lines into forming into a big grid something similar to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPwP_CPVwqM
How can I achieve this type of animation?
At first I was thinking of ...
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join wireframe smooth surface
Im trying to join two elements. Black with smooth surface and second with wireframe. The problem is that:
first join option Im loosing wireframe effect
second join option Im adding wireframe effect ...
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how to create wireframe structure for modelling a Tree
I cannot figure out how to extrude a single vertex so as to create a wireframe structure as shown 35secs into the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgiJHxaTank&t=57s
I believe there is an ...
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How do I achieve this look? [closed]
I'm trying to get a quite distinctive look to show off a model, like this:
It's sort of like a silhouette, but with the lines showing.
I can add the glow and texture in photoshop, I'm really just ...
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Blender better visibility for wireframes
I am trying to follow this simple tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkg7Ol2jEjs
But I have found that when I change to wireframe view the object becomes completely transparent instead of a ...
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Why is the representation of the mesh different from the actual mesh?
I think early on in my modeling I did something that is causing the wireframe representation of some of the lines to show up in a different place than they are on the actual mesh. I've applied all ...
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How do I reduce the numbers of lines of the wireframe modifier?
I have a sphere with a wireframe modifier on it.
Is there a setting that allow me to change the numbers of vertical lines created by the wireframe?
I want about 24, on my sphere there must be about ~...
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1 vertex pulls out and ignores subdivide / smoothing
Sometimes i have a vertex that isn't cooperating with subdivision and smoothing.
In image u will see 1 vertex ignoring the smoothing process.
Whenever i have these it creates creases and is a pain to ...
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How do I apply a wireframe modifier as an overlay without it replacing all the shading I've already done?
I made this kind of HUD Earth with the shading tab.
I want to add an overlay with latitudes and longitudes, to make it look like a more real-looking HUD Earth. For that, I use the modifier "...
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Extruded area is not filled
I have a single sketch with multiple vertices and faces. Once I select one face, and press A to select all faces and extrude, the extrusion happens but the volume ...
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Making a mesh transparent or decreasing opacity so objects inside will be visible
Made a Fire mesh in blender
But I wanted to make it transparent so that the inside object can be seen
But I tried all possible ways to make it transparent
There are certain tutorials to add ...
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Is the Wireframe modifier supposed to connect adjacent vertices even if they are excluded in the Vertex Group?
Just some heads up: I'm a beginner.
I was trying to outline some edges on my model with the wireframe modifier since I thought that was the easiest approach. I used a vertex group to tell the modifier ...
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Show individual objects as wireframe in 3D viewport
In Viewport Shading settings, one can make all objects shown as wireframes:
But is it possible to only show a certain object(s) as wireframe, while keeping others in Solid or Material mode?
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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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How can I create a 3D spacetime grid animation?
I want to make this kind of animation GIF.
It has to work in Eevee with multiple objects. Unfortunately I couldn't do it via wireframes modifier and proportional editing. Do you have any suggestions?
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Faces disappearing when in Wireframe and in STL export
So bit of a newb here. I have started to design a phone holder that will be later 3D printed.
I have basically used cube meshes and have bevelled the edges. I though i would export it as an STL to ...
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Is it possible to hide the wire in the edit mode?
I am working on models made by photogrametry so I had really dense mesh. I wanted to know if it is possible to hide (or make it transparent) the wire of the mesh when I m in the edit mode?
I m using ...
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adding vertices in a mesh
so i am a beginner to 3d modelling and am using blender. i want to add vertices inside a cup and i dont know how to do that. further steps include making the liquid inside the cup. need help. a ...
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I did something and now my viewport is view is odd [duplicate]
I did something now viewport solid looks like this:
There is a point somewhere out at infinity projected through the shape and the only 2 faces showing are the ones in the projection. Material ...
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How to display my reference image in Wireframe mode
I imported my reference via Images as plane. I can view them in material preview, but when i switched to wireframe mode I can't see my refernce images.
How can i fix that?
Two pics for proper ...
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Can I have Wireframe view + material preview At the Same Time
I am currently watching a tutorial where the author goes in the wireframe view,but he is still in the materail preview.He uses a key f3 for wireframe which is by default in blender ,but when i do the ...
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Anti Aliasing Issue with Wireframe modifier
New blender user here - loving it so far. I'm running into an anti aliasing issue on a wireframe modifier object during render. Here is a breakdown and what’s happening:
I added a wireframe modifier ...
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Can’t get freestyle to render
I am trying to render the wire frame of (any) model using freestyle. I have followed every tutorial I could find, and no matter what settings I check or uncheck, the outline never renders.
I have ...
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How do I hide wireframes of other objects, showing the wireframe of only one?
As pictured:
What setting did he toggle and how do I do it so it looks like his layout too?
Edit: My current layout is to the right, his is to the left
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Viewport shading hotkey? Wireframe toggle?
There doesn't seem to be a way to assign a hotkey to toggle between wireframe and shaded mode.
I was able to assign a key to the viewport shading context menu, but that requires me to press a key and ...
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Object mode - How do I turn off visible wireframe?
Simple question. I do not know but maybe I pressed a button or an option but I can still see the object wireframe in object mode.
How can I disable it to be in normal object mode as in the green ...
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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 ...