Convert#

Curve#

Reference

Mode:: Object Mode
Menu:: Object ‣ Convert ‣ Curve

Converts the selected mesh, or text object to a curve object. For mesh objects, only edges belonging to no faces will be taken into account. The resulting curve will be a poly curve type, but can be converted to have smooth segments as described in Set Spline Type.

Mesh#

Reference

Mode:: Object Mode
Menu:: Object ‣ Convert ‣ Mesh

Converts the selected curve, metaball, surface, or text object to a mesh object. The actual defined resolution of these objects will be taken into account for the conversion. Note that it also keeps the faces and volumes created by closed and extruded curves.

Grease Pencil#

Reference

Mode:: Object Mode
Menu:: Object ‣ Convert ‣ Grease Pencil

Converts the selected curve, mesh or text object to a Grease Pencil object with strokes matching the curve, mesh, or text; basic materials are also added. When multiple curves, meshes, or texts are selected, they are all converted into the same Grease Pencil object.

Options#

Keep Original: Duplicates the original object before converting it.
Thickness: Strokes thickness.
Threshold Angle: Threshold value that determines the strokes end.
Stroke Offset: Sets offset to separate strokes from filled strokes.
Only Seam Edges: Convert only edges marked as seam.
Export Faces: Convert faces as filled strokes.

Trace Image to Grease Pencil#

Reference

Mode:: Object Mode
Menu:: Object ‣ Convert ‣ Trace Image to Grease Pencil

See Trace Image to Grease Pencil.

Convert to Mesh Plane#

Reference

Mode:: Object Mode
Menu:: Object ‣ Convert ‣ Convert to Mesh Plane

Converts the selected image empty to a textured mesh plane.

For a description of the options see Import Images as Planes.