Questions tagged [tools]

Introduced in 2.8# series tools provide a more visual and direct way of interacting with Blender functions directly on canvas through gizmos and manipulators.

Introduced in 2.8# series tools provide a more visual and direct way of interacting with Blender functions directly on canvas or over the subject.

Where before there were operators called by hotkeys, tools now provide a context sensitive toolbar with settings and on gizmos or manipulators for direct visual feedback on operations.

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How to bring back the tools menu under editor type?

so this might be a stupid question but as I am a complete beginner I will need some help with this - I have no idea how to bring back the toolbar under the Editor type - I am not even sure of the correct name for it so I am attaching a screenshot. I…
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What tool do I use to make a part smooth

I have what is on image 1 (the black colors), and i want it to be like the image 2 (orange color legs) I know that there a tool that can do it but i can't find it.
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Why can't I separate in the Object Mode

As the video did, the vlogger separated the door into parts, and I want to separate the desk which I joined before as he did, but I can't find the separate tool in object mode, it only appears in mesh/separate in edit mode, why? And if I want to…
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Blender freezes when using the move tool on fedora 36

Often when I use the move surface tool blender freezes my entire computer for a period of time, sometimes it unfreezes and sometimes it crashes. the computer I'm testing it on isn't very powerful, duo core, 4 threads. 7th gen i5 2.6 ghz, 8 GB DDR4…
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Annoying tool settings overlay

I'm coming from ~18 years Maya usage and I'm relatively new to blender, so I'm heavely used to a construction history, which blender doesn't have. My main problem is: everytime I add a new object e.g.: a Gear and want to adjust the parameters of the…
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Wired overlapping of two bar

Two bars overlapped, and I could not read the info under them. Any solution? PS: For a certain reason I have to use 2.93.5
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Right Click on tools not working right

When i click on a tool in the toolbar like extrude will open this and the menu that is supposed to apear with the different extrude options is not showing
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is it possible to reorder the sidebar?

I have a few add ons and each one has its own sidebar tab I use some of this addons more then others is there a way to arrange them at all as I have not found out how to do so so far I am refering to the N shortcut (Windows system)
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How to fill a planar inside selected vertices?

I am trying to find a way how quickly create planar shapes inside selected vertices. Is it possible to get the same result with 1-2 actions or some addon like in the image below?
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Trouble with edge spacing and relaxing with loop tools

These are the bevel edges that I want evenly spaced over the curve. Here is what the book says to do and my goal When I try do do the spacing after selecting only the parallel edges, nothing happens. If I include the edges inbetween, this…
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Loop cut + Wheel does not work (does not add edges)

I cannot find what I am doing wrong during loop cutting: I want to add some edges, but the wheel enlarges the view area instead of adding ribs. Sometimes it works as it should - I select the Loop Cut tool, then go to a specific edge and start rotate…
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Bool Tool slice function

Bool tool slice function not working the way I want it to it's removing parts of the mesh instead of just slicing. How I want it to work: How it works:
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Gizmo missing in version 2.90.1

I'm in version 2.90.1 and my gizmo (manipulator) is missing. Does anyone know how to get it back? I checked and the check box is checked. Restarting didn't resolve anything. Does anybody have a clue how to get it back?
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Change Sculpt Tools Layout

Simple question. I have done it before but don't remember how how to change the Sculpt Tool layout between one and two columns.
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