Sliding a vert along an edge?

Support Modeling
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I know that I can use ctrl+e to slide an edge within a mesh in edge mode, but is there an option anywhere to slide a single vert along an edge in vert mode - either in the middle of a mesh or at the outside edge? I sometimes need to adjust a vert’s position without having it ‘pop off’ the plane it’s on, especially if it’s on a compound curve surface which will be sub-divided.

2

Well, in some circumstances, you can snap the cursor to an adjacent vertice, and then set the manipulation point to cursor. and then scale.

3

or you can use the Custom Transform Orientation tool :

  • select the 2 vertices of your edge
  • Shift + Ctrl + C (or View / Transform Orientation / Add)
    you’ll have a new orientation available in the menu, which is aligned to your edge.
    Then you just have to move your vertice on the Z axis.
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Thanks guys - I can see instances where both those methods would come in handy!