Manual Mode

Manual Mode is for controlled, local edits. It’s where you fix the last 10% without risking the whole mesh.

When to use Manual Mode

• Only part of the mesh needs quadification or cleanup
• You need to preserve seams, borders, or sharp features while operating
• You want cleanup passes without “pipeline-wide” changes

Typical flow

1. Scope the area you want to affect (selection / vertex group / material / region)
2. Run a scoped quadify or cleanup pass
3. Validate result quickly (normals, poles, tiny edges, shading)
4. Repeat with tighter settings instead of cranking one aggressive pass

Next

If you want selection-level operations, go to Selection Quadify. If you want structured cleanup, go to Multi-Pass Cleanup.