How To Use Blender Knife Tool
This feature is accessible with the knife by pressing k.
How to use blender knife tool. Now enter edit mode and press knife project found in the toolbar. You can make cuts other than loop cuts in blender. It lets you cut things out of surfaces according to the angle you are viewing them from. Jan van den hemel writes. Surrounding red squares mean that there is a cut already in that position so no additional.
The knife project tool is handy when you need to cut complex shapes like text out of a curved surface. This one minute video shows you how to use it to your advantage. With the knife activated have a look in the header region of the 3d view and notice the helpful tips. By jan van den hemel on march 10 2020 videotutorials. The knife project tool is a really useful but lesser known tool in blender.
You can also find the knife tool in the left side toolbar. Daily blender tip how to use knife project 2. To use knife project first while in object mode select the cutting object then add to that selection with shift lmb the object to be cut. To use the knife tool in blender press tab to go into edit mode then press k on your keyboard. This quick tip shows you how to use it.
When using knife the cursor changes to an icon of a scalpel and the header changes to display options for the tool. The knife is one of blender s modal tools meaning that once you press k you re in a knife mini mode. Red squares are already defined cuts.