Tip: Interactive Inset Extrude – Add-on

by Jonathan Williamson

Note: this tutorial and add-on are no longer relavant as it does not work with BMesh. Blender 2.63+ now includes an inset tool by default, watch the overview here:

http://cgcookie.com/blender/cgc-series/overview-of-blender-2-63/

 

This quick Blender 2.5 tip demonstrates how to use the Interactive Inset Extrude add-on developed by Jon Sandström. Using this add-on makes it very easy to model insets with nearly any kind of selection.

The WIKI page with the download link can be found here: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.5/Py/Scripts/Modeling/Inset-Extrude

More info can be found on the Blender Artists thread here: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?217800-NEW-interactive-quot-inset-extrude-quot-addon!

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20 Responses to “Tip: Interactive Inset Extrude – Add-on”
  1. newdles1
    Posts: 20

    nice tip

    -first

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     May 16, 2011 at 11:54 pm
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  2. PAblo
    Posts: 7

    nice add-on very useful for archviz thanks…

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     May 16, 2011 at 11:55 pm
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  3. ristridyn
    Posts: 141

    Great tip!

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     May 17, 2011 at 12:29 am
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  4. trinity5150
    Posts: 55

    That is a great add on that will be very useful :)

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     May 17, 2011 at 12:57 am
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  5. kamrisajelico
    Posts: 20

    Something that blender has badly needed for some time. I hope that this will be included as default at some point. Wonderful addon, it will save me a large amount of time and work!

    Thank you, Jon!

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     May 17, 2011 at 1:31 am
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  6. steven
    Posts: 9

    Finally one of my fravote max tools can be done in blender, great work Jon.
    Also found you can use this to extrude along normals by setting inset to 0 and just using the extrude setting.
    Its hiting 2 birds with 1 stone :D

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     May 17, 2011 at 6:57 am
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  7. AdthonB
    Posts: 1

    Hi Jonathan Williamson I am your fan of tutorials video and I wanted to know what program that you use to record video and it can show shortcut. Please tell me

    Thank you,Jon!

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     May 17, 2011 at 9:59 am
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  8. dickda1
    Posts: 38

    Very nice. Between your human modelling contributions and these efforts, you need to move to Amsterdam and get a job with Ton.

    Thanks again
    Dick

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     May 17, 2011 at 10:03 am
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  9. jabessette25
    Posts: 174

    I think one of best features of 2.5 has been the add on system and the revamped python api. There is a lot of great functionally added from the add ons – some of which I think are too specific to be worth the hassle to make them default in Blender. And Patrick’s tutorials have been some of my favorite on Blender Cookie as well. Looking forward to more hopefully.

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     May 17, 2011 at 2:27 pm
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  10. nathan
    Posts: 5

    This is ridiculously useful!

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     May 17, 2011 at 4:09 pm
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  11. Urenze
    Posts: 15

    Hi!

    What does that Mesh: Grease Pencil Retopology AddOn do, which can be seen on top of the inset Extrude one?

    Regards!

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     May 17, 2011 at 6:42 pm
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  12. YoungApprentice
    Posts: 11

    I love these!
    Quick & dirty helpful tips.
    AEWSOME

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     May 17, 2011 at 7:37 pm
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  13. stylyn_15
    Posts: 8

    Hey I was just wondering if it was the only one experiencing issues with this tool. When I use this addon then apply a multires to my model, I get some issues when sculpting/editting. There also seems to be a problem with the UV editor too, it seems to scatter any of the edges I used the inset tool for. Great tool but I think it needs some polishing.

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     May 18, 2011 at 3:14 pm
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  14. Dudemeister
    Posts: 5

    i cant activate the inset extrude addon. trying to check the box but it wont allow me, nothing happens when i check the box it dosnt even check the box :/ wath am i doing wrong?

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     Sep 30, 2011 at 3:34 pm
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  15. Ferone
    Posts: 1

    I can not find a download for the plug in!! When i use the Wiki link it gives a warning. It says the site is unsafe!! Please help poor n00b:( .The Inset and Extrude looks awesome!

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     Jan 9, 2012 at 4:21 pm
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  16. tondiar
    Posts: 4

    This only works for V 2.5? I am looking for something like this for 2.62 :_(

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     Mar 25, 2012 at 3:05 pm
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    • Holmen
      Posts: 5

      Me to, broken! :(

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       Apr 11, 2012 at 3:13 am
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    • ialexies
      Posts: 4

      its not working in 2.62 :(

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       Apr 16, 2012 at 1:40 am
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  17. captaincrunch80
    Posts: 5

    Hi there!

    If you have problems with inset extrude BROKEN in Blender 2.62 =>

    Just use the allready shipped plugin “Mesh: Inset Polygon” !

    It does the same, but has no keybind. A new button will apear in the Mesh Tools instead.

    Have fun!

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     Apr 17, 2012 at 4:52 pm
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    • tondiar
      Posts: 4

      Inset Polygon doen only half of the above shown things. Inset the polygon and then extrude it, that’s what I am looking for. I am using the Inset Polygon plugin :) but the other one looks so more convenient but maybe I am missing something in the Inset Polygon plugin and it can do the nice extrude?

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       Apr 20, 2012 at 7:23 am
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