Mesh Encyclopedia Documentation

Mesh Encyclopedia is a Blender 4.x add-on that gives you a large library of ready-to-use geometric meshes inside Blender.

What Mesh Encyclopedia Is

Mesh Encyclopedia adds a large catalog of mathematical and geometric shapes to Blender.

Instead of building these forms by hand, you can browse them from a menu or panel, click the shape you want, and generate it as a mesh object in the scene.

It is useful for:

• concept art and abstract modeling
• geometry exploration and education
• procedural base meshes
• mathematical visualization
• quick access to uncommon solids and surfaces

What You Can Expect

When you enable the add-on, you get:

• more than 500 mesh shapes
• a sidebar panel for browsing and searching shapes
• adjustable settings for many shapes, such as size, segments, and shading
• last-used settings remembered per shape operator

The add-on is designed to help you discover and create shapes quickly, not to replace manual modeling tools. Think of it as a large shape library plus a set of specialized generators.

Requirements

• Blender 4.0 or newer

No extra setup is normally required beyond installing and enabling the add-on.

Installation

1. Open Blender.
2. Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
3. Click Install....
4. Choose the add-on archive or folder.
5. Enable Mesh Encyclopedia in the add-on list.

Once enabled, the add-on is ready to use immediately.

Where to Find It in Blender

In Sidebar panel,  View3D > Sidebar > Mesh Encyclopedia

Use this when you want to browse the full catalog, search by name, and move through categories more comfortably.

Main Shape Categories

The library is organized into four main groups.

1. Convex Polyhedra

2. Non-Convex Polyhedra

3. Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces

4. Advanced Geometric Shapes and Space Curves

License

Mesh Encyclopedia is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.

See LICENSE for the full license text.