From Curve to Final Result

1. Select your curve or text. Convert text to curves if needed.
2. Click Bevel Curve. If the shape contains unnecessary points or artifacts, clean it up first.
3. Shape the bevel. Adjust the profile and bevel settings while checking the live preview. Use Draft if complex shapes affect performance.
4. Bake the mesh. Choose a topology, configure UVs if needed, and click Bake.
5. Deform (optional). Select the baked mesh, click Edit spine, and adjust the nodes and handles. Press Enter to apply or Esc to cancel.
6. Finalize. Click Bake to mesh, then use Add Edge Wear if you want additional surface detail.

Cleaning Tools

Use the Cleaning Tools before beveling when working with complex curves or imported SVGs.

• Clean Curve: Fixes duplicate points, collapsed handles, and degenerate splines in one operation.
• Simplify: Removes unnecessary points to reduce complexity and improve performance.
• Duplicates / Handles: Adjust the detection thresholds used by the cleanup tools.

Simplify affects selected points in Edit Mode and the entire curve in Object Mode.

Beveler

Shape the Bevel

Choose a profile to establish the overall look:

• Default: A linear profile with adjustable curvature and cuts.
• Terraces: Stepped profiles for hard-surface or geometric looks.
• Manual: Create your own profile using the graph.

Use Width, Height, Peaks, and Ridge to refine the result. The live preview updates as you work. Enable Draft for complex shapes.

Work with Multiple Curves

Use Bevel Batch to process multiple selected curves. Link Collection synchronizes settings across a collection, while the chain icon lets individual curves use independent settings.

Bake the Mesh

Choose the topology that best fits your needs:

• Quads: Recommended for demanding Spine deformations.
• Delaunay: Evenly distributed triangles with good deformation behavior.
• Tris: Direct triangulation.
• Ngons: Preserves polygonal faces.

Adjust Resolution for Quads or Delaunay. Choose a UV method if the mesh needs texturing. Bake Batch processes curves across a linked collection.

Spine Tools

Edit spine deforms an already baked mesh by moving its spine—the line that follows the ridge of the geometry. The mesh follows the spine while preserving its profile, ridge, and silhouette.

It works on any baked mesh, but meshes with triangular topology (Tris or Delaunay) are more prone to wrinkling. The add-on recommends: “Bake with Quads to deform harder.”

1. Select the baked mesh and click Edit spine.
2. Select and move nodes with G. Use R to rotate and S to scale handles.
3. Add or remove controls with right-click. Press M to merge selected nodes or V to switch handle types.
4. Press Enter to apply or Esc to cancel.
5. Click Bake to mesh to commit the final deformation.

For stronger deformations, use Quads topology. Triangular meshes may wrinkle more easily. Use Relax to reduce wrinkles and Smooth to improve transitions between sections.

Edge Wear

Edge Wear is a separate extension requiring Blender 5.1 or later. It adds procedural wear, highlights, and valley effects to a mesh.

1. Select your baked mesh.
2. Click Add Edge Wear.
3. Open Main Materials and assign materials to the four layers.
4. Adjust the masks and effects to achieve the desired finish.

The four layers are Base, Worn, Highlight, and Valley. Each can use a custom material.

• For reliable results, make sure the mesh has sufficient geometry to support the wear mask. Low-density meshes may require subdivision.