How do I make a octahedron in Blender 2.8=

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I have been searching a lot on how to make an octahedron, but everything doesn't seem to work in the newest update, so I'm just asking if there's been some new way added to make them.

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 28 '20 at 16:42

easiest way is with this addon "Add Mesh Extra Objects".

Once activated in "Blender preferences" > "Add-ons" you can do: "Add mesh" > "math functions" > "regular solid".

Once the object is created, open the configuration (loert left part of the screen) and choose "octahedron" as "source"

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '20 at 16:45

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Or you can just bevel the default cube.

Select all vertices
Bevel the cube (check Clamp overlap)
Remove double vertices Mesh > Clean up > Merge by Distance

answered Mar 28 '20 at 16:45

jachym michal

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When ur doing bevel just Press C (activate clamp) and just drag ur cursor out – atek Mar 28 '20 at 17:25
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Sure, the menu is just easier to see in a gif :). – jachym michal Mar 28 '20 at 17:30

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 28 '20 at 16:35

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default cube
subdivide one edge loop vertically
merge top and bottom vertices with "auto merge" turned on
select all vertices and apply "to sphere"

answered Mar 28 '20 at 16:35

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How do I make a octahedron in Blender 2.8=

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