Quad Maker

Quad Maker

What is Quad Maker?

Fill Quads

Quad Maker is a set of very simple Blender mesh operations designed to help 3D modelers quickly retopologize objects into clean, quad-based geometry.

Inspired by Maya’s Quad Draw, Quad Maker offers Blender users a way to speed up their retopology workflow while maintaining flexibility within Blender’s existing toolset.

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The operations are:

  • Add Vertices: Quickly add point vertices.

  • Fill Quads: Fill the point vertices and surrounding geometry with quads.

  • Extend Borders: Extrude border edges and vertices either in single, loop or edge rings.

  • Quick Cut: Quickly use the simple loop cut and slide operation with single clicks.

  • Draw Quad Strip: Quickly draw out strips of quads on a target surface.

  • Smooth Vertices: Smooth out vertices in edit mode.

  • Delete Mode: Quickly delete vertices, edges and faces and dissolve interior edges in a single click/drag operation.

With a focus on speed and simplicity, Quad Maker brings together these essential retopology operations into a unified, hotkey-driven workspace tool, aiming for seamless integration with Blender’s native mesh editing tools:

Operations Menu

Mesh courtesy of Ryan Paul

For maximum flexibility, each individual operation is also accessible through a simple right-click menu when in Blender’s Edit Mode, giving users the choice to use the operations individually:

Combined Tool

Mesh courtesy of Ryan Paul

A Pie Menu is also available for quick access to the Quad Maker operations and settings:

Pie Menu

Mesh courtesy of Ryan Paul

Change Blender’s retopology settings in one menu for easy access and customization:

Retopology Menu

Mesh courtesy of Ryan Paul

Beware!

  • The add-on is designed for simplicity and speed, so it may not be as feature-rich as other retopology tools.

  • Check out the freely available Poly Quilt and the excellent Retopoflow add-on before deciding whether this add-on is for you.

  • Please report any slow downs, bugs or issues by emailing info@configurate.net.

  • Quad Maker should work well when retopologizing meshes with high poly counts but may not be suitable when editing high poly meshes themselves.