Edit Mesh Tools

Introduction

Mesh Edit Tool adds several tools to Blender that are not available in the built-in tools or provide different methods for similar tasks. Each Menu: Vertex, Edge, Face and Utility is a sub panel that is closed by default in the Sidebar ‣ Edit tab. The Icons in the closed panel headers contain some new/different selection tools and Edit Mode vertex/edge/face selection modes for quick access to some tools, before opening the sub panels.

In the UI there’s a variety of tools in each category, most tools have a tooltip to provide some usage information to help users understand each tools basic requirements. ‚Most significant hotkeys is in edit mode double RMB-click brings up the Vertex/Edge/Face menus depending on vertex/edge/face selection mode. Menu Integration is main tools into the Edit Mode context menu, selection tools into the Edit Mode select menu.

  • Face Inset Fillet: based completely on add-on by zmj100
  • Vertex Align: by zmj100
  • Edge Fillet Plus: by Gert De Roost – original by zmj100
  • Split Solidify: by zmj100, updated by zeffii to BMesh
  • Pen Tool: by zmj100
  • Mesh Cut Faces: by Stanislav Blinov (Stan Pancakes)
  • Vertex/Edge/Face Context Menu: by Stanislav Blinov (Stan Pancakes)
  • Edge Roundifier: by Piotr Komisarczyk (komi3D), PKHG
  • PKHG Face Extrude: by PKHG, based of Geodesic Domes add-on „faces function“
  • Set Edges Length: by „Giuseppe De Marco [BlenderLab] inspired by NirenYang“
  • Edge Tools: by Paul Marshall (brikbot)
  • Extrude and Reshape: by Germano Cavalcante (mano-wii)
  • Fast Loop: by Andy Davies (metalliandy)
  • Multi Extrude: by Liero, Jimmy Hazevoet
  • Offset Edges: by Hidesato Ikeya
  • Mesh to Wall: by luxuy_BlenderCN
  • Vertex Chamfer: by Andrew Hale (TrumanBlending)
  • Random Vertices: by Oscurart
  • Select Tools: by dustractor
  • Thanks to Macouno and CoDEmanX

Activation

  • Open Blender and go to Preferences then the Add-ons tab.
  • Click Mesh then Edit Mesh Tools to enable the script.

Description

Pen Tool

Note: Pen tool may require some clean up after use. You can select the edge loop the Pen tool creates and delete them manually after the Draw Extrude/Copy if needed. Pressing Alt provides the Extrusion & Copy settings.

Extrude & Reshape

You can select a face and extrude it inwards or outwards, creating new faces to accommodate the extrusions. Note: Also known as Push/Pull Face.

Reference

Category:Mesh
Description:Mesh modeling toolkit. Several tools to aid modeling.
Location:3D View ‣ Sidebar ‣ Edit tab, 3D View Edit Mode ‣ context menu
File:mesh_tools folder
Author:Multiple Authors, Meta-Androcto
Maintainer:meta-androcto, lijenstina
License:GPL
Note:This add-on is bundled with Blender.