adding vertex to edge ( the edge doesnt have faces yet)

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i read, http://www.blender.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=74751 and dont like the solution.

one of the few things i miss in blender ( or i haven’t found it…) is the ability to select an edge and add a vertex somewhere along it…(sort of like edge-slide). usually these edges are at an angle.

at the moment i end up extruding the edge, then doing an edge slide so the new vert is where i want it… then delete the extra geometry.

any tips?

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You could try the knife tool. In blender 2.49 and earlier, press ‘k’ and select appropriate option from the menu. In blender 2.50 hold down k and the left mouse button. You need to select the edge you want to cut, before using the tool.

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ha :slight_smile: thanks*1000 morio, That is exactly what i want. this is awesome!
so : hold down K + draw with left mouse button pressed the slice line

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Not that I ever really used the knife tool… But I thought I had read a lot of posts saying the knife tool from 2.49 wasn’t implemented in 2.5 yet… Is it working the same as 2.49?

Just curious
Randy

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i’ve not used 2.49x or lower to any extent, but the knife tool does a superb job in 2.5 :slight_smile:

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I normally just subdivide & move the point, but the knife tool does almost the same thing.

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Loop cut is much better. Ctrl + R

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both loop cut and knife are useful :wink:
Knife cuts along the line you draw, as you would expect.
Loop cut subdivides every edge in an edgeloop so that every edge is cut by the same proportions