Software:
Blender 2.79
Alt + RMB Click a face or Edge in the loop.
Blender – Extrude faces along their local normals
Software:
Blender 2.79
- Select the faces.
- Press Alt + E to open the Extrude options.
- Select Extrude Region (Vertex Normals), and drag to set the length.
Note:
This will not work if the Pivot Point is set to Individual Origins.
Shortcut to mesh editing tool settings in Blender
Software:
Blender 2 .79
When editing mesh,
Press F6 to bring up the tool settings in a floating window:
Quick friendly-topology sphere in Blender and 3ds max
Software:
Blender 2.79 | 3ds max 2017
Blender:
Create Cube
Add ‘Subdivision Surface’ modifier and divide it couple of times
Apply the ‘Subdivision Surface’ modifier
Enter Edit mode and spherify the mesh using ‘To Sphere’ Command (Shift + Alt + S)
3ds max:
Create Cube
Add a TurboSmooth modifier and set wanted iterations
add Spherify modifier
Convert to Editable Poly if needed
Simple re-topology in Blender
Software:
Blender 2.79
Re-topology workflow in Blender is pretty straight forward and convenient,
Even without using a dedicated addon like ‘Bsurfaces’.
The simplest way to create new geometry over an existing surface is to activate snapping in face mode, and activate the ‘Project individual elements on the surface of other objects’ option.
This let’s you extend geometry, create new elements and transform existing elements while they’re constantly sticking to the surface behind them.
This can also be used with ‘Proportional Editing’ to allow organic tweaking of the new mesh over the surface.
Activating the ‘X Ray’ option in the display properties of the new low poly object helps by displaying the new mesh above the original surface.
Another helpful tool in the process is the ‘Shrink Wrap’ modifier,
It can be used “press” mesh parts on to the original surface and than applied to create surface-tight mesh that can serve as the basic mesh for Re-topology or be joined to an existing mesh that was created earlier in the Re-topology process.
