Mesh Cleaner for Blender is a free add-on developed by Rob Dickinson (Decoded) to automatically fix the most common errors in 3D models. This tool is particularly useful for improving 3D scans but is also effective in preparing any model for rendering, animation, or 3D printing.
Mesh Cleaner for Blender: the free tool for cleaning 3D models
Optimize your 3D workflow with Mesh Cleaner
Features of Mesh Cleaner for Blender:
- Remove duplicate vertices
Automatically deletes duplicate vertices, preventing rendering artifacts and improving scene performance. - Convert to quads
Transforms triangulated models into quad-based meshes, simplifying editing and animation. - Fix flipped normals
Incorrectly oriented normals can cause shading issues. Mesh Cleaner identifies and automatically corrects them. - Detect and close holes
Keep your models watertight: Mesh Cleaner detects holes in the geometry and closes them automatically. - Remove unnecessary geometry
Automatically removes isolated and unnecessary elements, improving mesh cleanliness and optimizing performance. - One-click quick clean
Apply all optimizations with a single command: remove duplicate vertices, convert to quads, fix normals, close holes, and remove unnecessary geometry.
How to use Mesh Cleaner in Blender
Mesh Cleaner tools are accessible directly from the N panel in Edit Mode. You can also run the Quick Clean Up command from the right-click context menu for instant results.
How to install Mesh Cleaner
- Open Blender and go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
- Click on Install from Disk and select the Mesh_cleaner.py file.
- Enable the add-on and save preferences.
System requirements and download
Mesh Cleaner is compatible with Blender 4.3 and is available for free on Gumroad. To download it at no cost, enter $0 or leave a voluntary donation to support development.