#USING CONSTRUCTION LINES IN MOI3D UPDATE#
To update existing guide points, start Construction Lines and select Scale All from the Context Menu.įor a quick triangle, start drawing a circle and reduce the number of segments to three by pressing the keyboard down arrow. Once a scale is set here, all future guide points will be constructed at this new scale. The scale of Guide points can be changed by heading to Blender add-on preferences (as above) and finding the item Guide Point Scale under Construction Line preferences. Under Preferences an item named Colour Of Guides allows you to change the colour. The colour of Guide edges can be changed by heading to Edit->Preferences->Add-ons and finding Construction Lines in the add-on list. Drawing will now no longer use 3D depth and be flattened to the current plane. When dragging out geometry or drawing lines, to keep everything on the same plane switch into the orthographic mode in the 3D viewport (5 on the Numpad or the grid icon below the axis gizmo) and choose a view (front, left, right, top, bottom) either from the axis gizmo or using the Numpad keys (1, 3, 7 holding ctrl to view the opposite direction).
Modeling With Construction Edges And Guidesĭrawing Shapes In Place (Rectangles, Circles & Arcs)Įxiting Construction Lines and Cancelling Operations
Construction Lines is currently in Beta and is regularly updated with fixes and improvements. They can also be drawn onto existing geometry and automatically cut into existing faces.Ĭonstruction Lines works seamlessly between Object and Edit modes in Blender. These can be drawn from anywhere on a 3D model without the need for Blender's 3D cursor to define an Add location.
Guides edges will disappear when working outside of Construction Lines and neither Guide Edges nor Guide Points will be rendered.Ĭonstruction Lines allows for rectangles, circles, and arcs to be drawn in place from precise snap points on existing geometry or guides. The guides won't interfere with model geometry and can be toggled off and on when required. Guide edges and points allow for a construction workflow where guides are set and models are then constructed within these guides. Build snappable guide points and guide edges, draw lines and primitive shapes in place, automatically create faces in closed geometry and precisely move object geometry around a scene. The tool is designed for CAD style drawings but works just as well with any other type of modelling. Construction Lines is a tool for accurate CAD style modelling.