Could anyone tell me how to create a single edge, or a single vertex? Not an edge that’s part of some already existing object. I want to start creating a new object from scratch, starting with an edge or maybe only a vertex.
The only way I can see to do this at present is to add an unnecessarily complicated mesh, say a plane, to my scene, and then delete the 3 surplus edges.
Vertices and edges only exist in edit mode, as the minimum a 3D object can be rendered as is single poly, ‘a plane’. The fastest way I know of to get a single vertex is as you say to add a plane, go into edit mode, select all and then perform the operation ‘Edge Collapse’. Edge collapse does not have a hotkey assigned to it by default in Blender 2.8 so you will have to assign your own unless you wish to use the search menu each time.
Thanks for that.
There is an Addon called Mesh: Extra Objects which will allow you to add a single vertex or even an origin without any mesh data. Navigate to the 'Add On"'Tab of your ‘User Preferences’ and search for “Mesh”. This should bring up 3 or 4 Add Ons, one will be “Mesh: Extra Objects” enable that add on by putting a tick in the check-box. Save your Preferences and restart Blender. Then you will be able to add a single vertex by navigating to [Add -> Extra Mesh Objects -> Vertex].
Thank you Capricas_Kirito, I’ve installed it.
I didn’t know you could add functionality in that way.
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