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I am attempting to follow a youtube tutorial for decimating a model - I need to do this for a continuous LOD in a game I am creating.

However, in the tutorial, he uses some "Apply modifiers" button, which I can't find anywhere!

If I start up blender with the default box, I see it, but when I open a .blend, or import a model, the button disappears!

Screenshot: enter image description here

What am I doing wrong here?

David
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  • The button should be on the modifier itself.. Does selecting the object in object mode, then pressing Alt C > convert to mesh work? – gandalf3 Oct 12 '14 at 21:32
  • @gamdalf3 I pressed ALT+C, but there is no "Convert to mesh" option.

    I am using blender 2.7

     – Joehot200 Oct 12 '14 at 21:39
  • It should be part of the modifier http://i.stack.imgur.com/6NfsK.png You need to be in object mode to apply it. –  Oct 12 '14 at 21:42
  • @cegaton On that screenshot, you see that little button of a spanner? I can't see that after I import or open a model. – Joehot200 Oct 12 '14 at 21:43
  • Could you add a screen grab on your question? –  Oct 12 '14 at 21:46
  • @cegaton My apologies - Should have done that from the start. – Joehot200 Oct 12 '14 at 21:47
  • You need an active object in order to do thing like apply modifiers. Click on an object with RMB to make it active (it should appear with a yellow outline). – gandalf3 Oct 12 '14 at 21:49
  • @gandalf3 Heh, that fixed it. Such a stupid mistake. I am just such a blender newbie :(.

    Thanks!

     – Joehot200 Oct 12 '14 at 21:57

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The apply modifier button will be on the modifier.

Blender 2.9x

In Blender 2.9x click on the top triangle to apply the modifier, or use Ctrl+A.

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See: How to apply a modifier in V2.9+

Blender 2.7x

apply modifier button

You have to be in object mode to apply modifiers. Applying the modifier does not work on multiple selections, only the active object gets applied.

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  • THANK YOU. The fact that you need to be Object Mode, not Edit mode, to apply a modifier (which is an Edit) is bizarre. – jm3 Feb 27 '21 at 07:22
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Make sure the object you want to edit is active (yellow outline). Usually the active object is always the last selected object, however sometimes you can end up without an active object after doing things such as importing.

To make an object the active object, click on it with RMB RMB (use ⇧ ShiftRMB RMB if you want to preserve the existing selection).

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