Overview Video

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Introduced in Build 1480


mtInset generates inner extrudes from the faces of your base geometry.

MeshTools_mtInset_v02.jpg

Cube as a child of mtInset, with an Inset Mode setting of Face Percentage and an Amount value of 50%.


Object tab

Selection Map

You can use a vertex map or selection tags to define where insets are generated.

Drag the tag from the Object Manager into the Selection Map link field.

MeshTools_mtInset_Selection Map_Polygon Selection_v01.jpg

The Plane on the left has a polygon selection tag, which is displayed in the viewport. An identical lane is on the right, as a child of a mtInset, driving where insets are generated.

MeshTools_mtInset_Selection Map_Vertex Map_v01.jpg

The Plane on the left has a vertex map, which is displayed in the viewport. An identical Plane is on the right, as a child of a mtInset. The vertex weights are driving the generation of insets.

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