LoopTools

LoopTools is an add-on that comes built in with Blender, but is not active by default. You can go to the User Preferences and activate it within the Addons tab. It will be accessible from the Tools Region in the 3D View and also from the top of the Specials (W) menu while you are in Edit Mode (see Figure 6.22).

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Figure 6.22 LoopTools add-on in the 3D View Tools Region

This add-on provides some interesting and useful modeling tools that you’re encouraged to check out. They’re mainly tools that speed up the modeling process, so let’s see what they do.

Bridge: This tool was present in the LoopTools add-on before it was implemented in ...

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