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Questions tagged [loop]

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What does the term "support loop" specifically mean?

I want to enter a 3d modelling contest of a game for the skin of a character and one of the guideline was to "Remember to keep support loops for joints in the same place." What does that mean exactly? I've been searching & searching and I can't find…
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How to use bridge edge loops to make a pipe bend in Blender 2.8/9

I'm trying to bridge two edge loops in Blender 2.8 to make a curved pipe. I was able to do this in 2.79 but I cannot get it work in 2.8. After setting profile to 0. Setting it to -1 makes it look crumpled. Either way I cannot seem to make a nice…
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Making Multiple Loop Cuts

I have a cylinder that I want to make many loop cuts in so I can reshape it. (Loops cuts are around the perimeter, i.e. rings) I'm using Blender 2.8. Every tutorial tells me I can add a loop cut, press Ctrl-R or PgUp/PgDn and this will allow me to…
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CTRL+R stops working until reboot 2.82

Just randomly my Ctrl+R Loop-Cut shortcut stops working in Blender 2.82 and won't work again until I reboot my PC. Has anyone else seen that?
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Creating Loop Cuts in any direction

I want to create loop cuts in a direction that Blender does not allow me to. As far as I know. Anyone have a solution how to create the loop cuts as shown in the image attached.
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Loop Cut Factor doesn't work from -.85/.85 further

I don't understand why the Factor doesn't allow me to bring the loop cut closer to an edge. It's all good up to -.85/.85 and from there it snaps the cut to the other edge. I can't get the cut closer than 10mm distance from another edge. How can I…
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Can you extend an edge to make a loopcut?

I would like to take these beveled edges and wrap them around the mesh as loopcuts (to remedy the large ngon created by bevelling). Seeing that anytime you bevel something it creates a large ngon, there must be a way to do this to fix the topology.…
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a hole keeps forming in my object and i don't know hwo to remove it

I'm very new to blender and I'm learning how to model a chair with blender guru's tutorial. All seem fine til I realized there's a tiny hole when I apply the subdivider surface and I have no idea how to remove it. I've tried creating loop cuts,…
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How to loop cut a hexagon into 8 parts

I'd like to cut a hexagonal cylinder into 8 parts. I don't understand why the cut isn't going all around it, but instead it is just on one face. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Looping cut with the same length

did you guys have any trick on how to snap the loop cut with the same side length of the box? what I usually did is I always do count the length of the side then calculate the value to match the length. it really frustrates me to do it over and over…
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Better way to retopo?

I want to pass a couple edge loops through the abdomen, but as you can see, the edge loops pass all the way around the side, up the back, neck, head, and down the front. I've been practicing retopology and have been trying to make really clean topo.…
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Blender 2.8 - CTRL+R not working(loop cut and slide tool)

Pressing CTRL+R on the attached file does not activate the loop and cut tool. Why is this tool not working in this context? Thank you.
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Edge Loop creates duplicate in 2.8

Using the excellent tutorial by Andrew Price for intro to blender, I reached the point where he is making bendy sprinkles. Using the edge loop just as he did doesn't bend the sprinkle; it creates some form of extrusion or duplicate, as shown in the…
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Loop selection if Vertices have less or more then 4 faces

Link to this video How Blender Guru selected Loops with vertex which has five contiguous faces. When I try to select Loop with vertex which has more or less four vertex Loop selection are breaking on this Vertex Okay, but what is a difference in…
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Subdivision Surface and Knife Project. Blender 2.8

I made mesh for deck of guitar. After, I had to make a hole in this mesh. Also I used Subdivision Surface Modifier. I created a circle to use "Knife Project". Made in the mesh a circle then deleted face to make a hole. As u can see, there are some…
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