Convert an SVG to a Clean Mesh in Blender #shorts

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Published 2021-03-18

A quick overview of how to convert an SVG into a cleaned up mesh in Blender. (The reason to make it a mesh instead of just extruding the SVG is so you can modify each surface on the mesh)

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All Comments (21)

@AndyEngelkemier 2 years ago

Mesh>Cleanup>Limited dissolve.
@jefffromtheoverwatchteam4264 2 years ago

Quick tip: to speed up cleaning up, don't separate the letters, add a decimate modifier and set it to planar
@Dnysus 2 years ago

Excellent tutorial, quick and straight to the point. I never thought an educational video could be condensed into a youtube short, but you proved that wrong! 💯
@eddiewhatson1800 3 years ago

Don't know why you don't have more subs tbh that was spot on!
@grizzlybeaver528 3 years ago

Brilliant! The simple and fast solution, thanks for that!
@Psyda 1 year ago

It's still ngons so it doesn't work for a number of situations, but if you want this for simple 3D text, you could skip separating them and just select the triangulated geometry and click Mesh>Cleanup>Limited Disolve. It automates this process in the video with 1 click. Or just import as SVG and use extrude under the Curve>Geometry panel in the properties section. It would also give you the 3d Shape without having to convert to a mesh.
@BUdJohnson242 2 years ago

This video and this comment section is pure gold, so many great tips. Thanks everyone and you, creator!
@jurefki 11 months ago

THATS A LIFE SAVER THANK YOU SO MUCH
@hobbitjaffa 1 year ago

This was incredibly helpful!
@queenofsquiggles 1 year ago

Loved this. It answered the question I had as well as showed some of the ways to "do it right" by reducing the poly count! I'm hoping to use this to get into making motion graphics in blender. Thank you for the video!
@tecsuke 1 year ago

GOAT BRO THANK U 🙏🏽😭😭
@masihbahman3151 1 year ago

you just saved me man :)
@contentparrot 6 months ago

You Still Rock!
@chernan8dez 1 year ago

Thank youuuuu, pulling my hair out
@noahfilms1541 1 year ago

Very help full
@ArcaDone 2 years ago

Good job
@notasdf8271 2 years ago

Thank you!
@TheDingsBoms 2 years ago

Thank you!!!
@Dani_TuTs 1 year ago

Quick and good
@biens 3 years ago

thank you so much for the tutorial. i get everything right, but the part where you dissolve the faces on the b is waaaaaay to fast for me :) i scrubbed through frame by frame but i don't get what you do... and i cant seem to get it right in my blender file. could you please tell me how you dissolved the faces around the holes in the letter b. thanks a lot