Install

1. Download the QuadForge zip. Do not unzip it.
2. In Blender 4.2 or newer: Edit › Preferences › Get Extensions › the arrow menu (top right) › Install from Disk.
3. Pick the zip. QuadForge is enabled right away.

Quick start

1. Select your high-poly or AI mesh. Open the sidebar (N) and the QuadForge tab.
2. For an automatic result, run Mesh Prep with a target face count. You get a cleaned copy and a new all-quad mesh; the source stays untouched.
3. For hand retopology, create or select your low-poly mesh, enter Edit Mode and press Shift+Q to open the ring menu. Pick PolyPen, Contours, PolyStrips, Patches or Strokes and draw on the source.
4. Turn on the Quality map to see stretched or twisted quads and poles.
5. Use Sections to mark seams and unwrap, LOD Chain to build and export LODs, and Print Split to cut the model into printable parts.

Notes

• Poly Budget is built on Blender's QuadriFlow remesher. Very dense or broken AI meshes should go through Mesh Prep first.
• Tested on Windows with Blender 4.2, 4.5 and 5.2. macOS and Linux are not tested yet.