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1. Panels

MAIN PANEL#

This is the main Welder panel, which is by default located under the Sidebar (N).

main panel


Weld Selection Window#

Allows selecting from various Weld Presets.


Weld Button#

main panel

Performs the welding operation based on the current mode:


Draw Button#

main panel

Enables free-hand drawing of the weld (Weld Drawing).


Material#

main panel

Allows for specifying material to be assigned to created weld object.

Info

This option is hidde nby default and will show up after turning on Material Override.


Cyclic#

main panel

Toggles the Cyclic option on or off.


Surface Blend#

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Enables the Surface Blend option, allowing for smoother blending between the weld and adjacent objects.


Geometry/Decal#

main panel

Geometry/Decal switches between high-poly and decal weld output meshes.

Info

This can be useful for optimization.


WELD SETTINGS PANEL#

This panel contains all settings available to adjust for the weld object.

Info

This panel is only visible when a weld object is selected.

main panel

Cyclic#

Toggles the Cyclic option on or off.


Collapse#

  • Collapse Subsurf

    Defines whether the Subsurf modifier should collapsed or maintained during the collapse operation.
    
  • Boolean Intersections

    When toggled - collapse operation applies boolean difference, removing weld's excess geometry
    
  • Join With Source

    When toggled - weld object will be merged into the geometry of the surface below during collapse operation.
    
  • Collapse Button

    Collapses the selected weld into final mesh. Applies modifier stack and removes reduntant geometry.
    

Info

Collapsing is a destructive step after which, the output object will no longer be recognized as a weld and will not allow further weld contexted modifications.


Shape#

The Shape subpanel allows editing shape of the weld.

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Modify#

Allows for Weld Modification .

Add Plane for Baking#

Creates additional planar geometry in place of the selected weld for baking texture maps from a high-poly weld mesh.

Warning

This feature is deprecated and will be replaced by the Geometry/Decal switch available in the modification context.