PolyExact

Precision free-form extrusion and movement tool for Blender.

PolyExact lets you set a numerical distance value and locks your extrusions and movements to that exact length. A spherical visual guide shows the boundary of your possible action in real time, removing guesswork when working with vertex distances. It's especially useful for rapid, repetitive actions.

Blender 4.2+

Features

• Distance-locked operations — Fixed max distance for extrude, grab, duplicate, & instance
• Visual limit guide — Real-time reach indicator
• Unit-aware — Works with metric, imperial, or none
• Adjustable on the fly — Fast distance tweaks with multiplier
• Per-operation keybinds — Enable/disable tools individually
• Custom toggle shortcut — Set your own hotkeys
• Edit & Object mode — Works on vertices and objects

Use Cases

• Reference tracing — Clean base meshes from images
• Light retopology — More uniform quads
• Uniform placement — Even spacing for repeated objects

Installation

1. Download PolyExact.zip
2. Edit → Preferences → Add-ons
3. Install from Disk → select zip
4. Enable PolyExact

Panel location: View3D → Sidebar → PolyExact

Usage

Quick Start:

1. Open the PolyExact panel
2. Toggle ACTIVE
3. Set Maximum Distance
4. Use default shortcuts

Distance Adjustments

Use increment buttons to adjust distance. The multiplier scales step size for faster changes.

Visual Guide

• 3D Perspective: Sphere
• 2D Orthographic: Circle + guides

Advanced Settings

• Guide Color
• Multiplier (1×–100×)
• Active Utilities

License

GPL + PolyExact

Author

Rokawoo