Blender Edit Text Mesh
To convert the text press alt c in object mode with the text selected and select mesh from curve meta surf text this will convert the text to a 3d mesh and you will not be able write letters like before.
Blender edit text mesh. Rather i want it to allow me to edit it s vertices as it does with a cube sphere etc. The functions and enums of view3d intern h have been replaced by those of draw maganer text h. Converting to a mesh or curve. All references to derivedmesh have been deleted.
So is there any way in blender to convert a text object to a mesh. This tutorial discusses how to reshape and edit mesh objects in blender 2 6. Home board index blender functionality forums read only interface tools text mesh the interface modeling 3d editing tools import export feature requests etc. Basically the draw em measure stats function was copied from drawobject c to edit mesh mode c with a few minor changes.
First the 3d viewport where you type your text and have a few shortcuts e g. I ve just started learning blender now. Now select your text hit alt c and select mesh from curve meta surf text. Again make sure you have the object selected then click file in the top left corner.
Editing text is quite different from other object types in blender and happens mainly in two areas. I know this is a stupid question but for some reason i can t select a text to change it. An attempt for task t51368. Try typing something like blender to the main text editor which is the small white box at the top.
I am having a rather unusual problem. Go down to the export and select obj from the list. I ve tried right clicking and hitting tab but for some reason it is not letting me change what the text says. You should see the word blender slightly extruded in the middle screen see figure 3.
Now find where on your computer you want to export the obj and name it something. Click on it and a blinking cursor will appear that tells you it is ready. Your object is now a mesh whereas it was a text. Type in your desired word or words.